Solar Photovoltaic Project

Solar Photovoltaic Project

Chris Ferguson-Martin, Jacob Heyden-Thomas

Minden Hills

Rick Cox, Environmental and Resource Science/Studies

TP-606

2009

Online

Minden, ON

This is a pre-feasibility study to put a solar array on an arena in Minden ON. The S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena is a single ice surface community arena. The building is 2400m2, with an 1800m2 roof, half of which faces SSW. The roof is sloped at 21º which is a sufficient slope to receive optimal solar radiation without placing the panels on a bracket mounted system. There are 2 proposals for photovoltaic panels to be placed on the south face of the roof. The first takes advantage of the MicroFIT government incentive for rooftop solar projects under 10kW. The second is a larger 32.4 kW option, covering 212m2 of roof space. Both are discussed in greater detail below. Throughout our analysis we made what we consider conservative estimates. That being, they are at the higher end of the scale.