PV case studies

Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice
Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice currently supports over 160 children who are seriously unwell, 230 of their siblings and 350 of their parents/guardians by providing holistic, bespoke care. To facilitate the care of even more children and their families and care givers, a new building was needed. More info ►
NICAD
NICAD is a flagship building in Newcastle upon Tyne on the high-tech, city centre Helix Science Site where a number of building are being constructed. The client wanted an integrated PV system that didn’t compromise the integrity of the green roof solution being installed. More info ►
Gloucester Transport Hub​
This new build project in the centre of Gloucester combined Bauder’s single ply Thermofol system and the BauderSOLAR PV solution. A very specific configuration of the roof area on the new Gloucester bus station meant that a large amount of design consideration was needed in order to provide a secure waterproofing system without compromising the aesthetics of the roof project. More info ►
Cambridge University, Department of Civil Engineering
This new build project in the centre of Cambridge combines a Sustainable urban Drainage Solution (SuDS) in the form of the new blue roof system from Bauder - BauderBLUE, a biodiverse green roof and solar PV on top of the insulation and waterproofing, essentially combining four roofing systems in one. More info ►
Sheringham High School
This secondary school in Norfolk had 150 PV modules fitted, which will generate 34.61 megawatt hours of solar power each year and has a kilowatt peak of 39.00. More info ►
11 Freebournes Road
Essex County Council wanted a high performance PV system installed. Bauder fitted 588 PV modules generating at least 134.70 MWh of solar power each year. More info ►
UWE Enterprise Zone
The University of the West of England (UWE) had1,731 solar panels installed making it the largest array in the UK university sector. More info ►
Sybil Andrews Academy
This new build school has been designed to meet a high level of sustainability with 313 PV modules fitted, generating over 74.32 mWh of energy each year. More info ►
Tintern Abbey
The brief was to bring the abbey to the forefront of modern roofing technology, so Bauder installed 57 PV modules along with a web based performance monitoring system. More info ►
JCB World Headquarters
This PV retrofit was part of a major refurbishment project at JCB, which included the intallation 643 PV modules that will generate over 160 mWh of energy each year. More info ►
Linn Products
Storms damaged the existing roof area and destroyed the PV panels, so urgent refurbishment work was needed. More info ►
Awel-y-Mor School
Bituminous, single ply, green roof and PV systems all specified on this striking new school building in Wales. More info ►
Byker Wall
As part of the £26 million refurbishment of this iconic Grade II listed residential estate in Newcastle, 132 PV modules were fitted. More info ►
Hethel Engineering Centre
This new facility was designed to meet a high level of sustainability with 160 PV modules fitted, generating over 44.23 mWh of energy each year. More info ►
UEA Enterprise Centre
The Enterprise Centre became the greenest commercial building in the UK upon its completion in 2015, partly thanks to its state-of-the-art PV system that included 160 modules. More info ►
Robert Bloomfield School
Having had their roof refurbished the school wanted to add a PV system to the building. 78 PV modules were installed generating savings of over £200,000 over 20 years. More info ►
Roundwood Park School
A no capital outlay PV solution and new rooflights were all incorporated into the refurbishment works at Roundwood Park including the installation of 470 PV modules. More info ►
Key Theatre
Bauder's reinforced bitumen and green roof systems were installed along with 27 PV modules, generating 6.5 MWh of energy each year for the theatre. More info ►
Clapham Park
An award winning 500m² BioSOLAR roof comprising of green roof layered with 116m² of PV More info ►
St. Michael's Hospital
Bristol County Council wanted a high performance PV system installed at the hospital. Bauder fitted 166 PV modules generating at least 41.98 MWh of solar power each year. More info ►