As a consumer co-operative BHESCo remains accountable to all our of project customers long after the initial project installation has been completed.
We regularly monitor the performance of all energy equipment installed across our sites to ensure that technologies are operating as expected and that anticipated energy savings are being achieved. Where systems are not performing in line with expectations it is BHESCo responsibility to investigate the cause and to implement any remedial action.
In the example of the rooftop solar power array at Werks Central, our analysis showed that the solar PV system was underperforming. Following a survey of the site the cause became abundantly clear: the solar panels were covered with seagull droppings.
BHESCo arranged for the panels to be cleaned by a specialist and investigated a variety of potential solutions to prevent. seagulls from converging on the roof.
It was decided that the most effective solution with consideration for the welfare of the seagulls was to install a Scarecrow ‘acoustic bird dispersal system’. This works by using naturally occuring bird distress calls to deter birds away from the site. The system also has the bonus of operating autonymously without human intervention.
Teh addition of the Scarecrow system was a complete success and resulted in a notable decline in the volume of seagull droppings on the system and an associated improvement in the performance of the solar panels.
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