Westbury Solar Farm

As Viridor's Director of Engineering, Stephen was responsible for developing the business case, setting the engineering performance specification, and negotiating the EPC contract. Stephen set up Viridor's Major Project Governance systems and structures to support the successful and timely completion of this project. Stephen led the team that implemented client side delivery of planning and permit obligations, grid and other utility connections.

Solar

SUMMARY

This project involved building a 3.2MW photovoltaic solar farm on the restored surface of the closed Westbury landfill site in Wiltshire. It utilises the increasingly spare capacity in the existing export to grid powerline that services the diminishing landfill gas power generation plant. The PV panel mounting systems were specifically designed so as not to damage the engineered low permeability landfill cap. The earthing of the farm required special extension back to original ground at the edge of the containment system.

LOCATION

Westbury, Wiltshire

YEAR

CLIENT

Viridor Waste Management