Commercial solar photovoltaic installations

  • Rising energy costs are a significant challenge for businesses and solar photovoltaics systems have reduced in price significantly in recent years. A large solar array can now pay for itself in 3-5 years.

    We can also introduce you to a finance provider that can save you further money in the form of tax benefits, and structure the repayments to be similar or less than the savings you could expect, making the installation cash positive from day one.

  • Unlike many renewable energy companies, we have been around for over 13 years. We have the experience to design and install an effective system that meets your specific needs.

    We use our own, in-house team of installers to carry out the installations and do not use subcontractors. This means we can ensure the quality of our work and we take full responsibility for all of our installations.

    We use PV Sol software to build a 3D model of your site, including all of the buildings and trees that could cast shading onto the solar array to give an accurate assessment of annual generation.

    Using your annual electricity consumption data, we can use the model to predict how much of the electricity you would use in house and how much would be exported. This also means we can advise you on the size of system that would best meet your demands and whether battery storage would be beneficial.

  • As a first step, we can use dimensions from online mapping tools, or from drawings that you provide. In this way we can provide a draft quote without taking up any of your valuable time.

    If the draft quote is of interest, a follow up meeting would be arranged for us to check the dimensions on site and to investigate potential locations for the inverter and batteries.

  • We can advise and support you with obtaining planning permission and a connection licence from your Distribusion Network Provider (DNO).

  • We can install on a range of sufaces, including:

    Pitched roofs with tiles or slates - the roof hooks are screwed into the roof structure and the tiles or slates are cut to fit around them, creating a waterproof barrier

    Trapezoidal sheet roofs - We use clamps with self tapping screws to grip the profile. This type of installation is best suited to insulated, double skinned roof sheets, although it is possible to install on single skin sheets.

    Flat roofs - We use solar panel frames that are held down with ballast, so the roof does not need to be penetrated.

    York Stone roofs - For this type of roof we will only install in-roof systems - GSE or Viridian. The stones must be removed before we install the solar panels, and then replaced around the panels. It is not possible to guarantee the watertightness if an on-roof system is used.

    The ground - The solar panels are supported on frames which are either supported by ground screws, balasted trays, or interconnected frames held down with ballast. The type of system depends on the ground type. We will advise you on the type(s) of solution that suits your ground type.

  • We can install any brand and model, so if you have a preferred brand, please let us know. Otherwise we will use one of the brands that we know and trust and offers the best value for money. On sites where the visual appearance is important we can use all black panels. On industrial sites, panels with silver frames and white backsheets often offer a higher output and better price per kilowatt.

  • Depending on your electricity usage, battery storage may be beneficial for you. We can model your site and advise you on whether the batteries would pay for themselves.

    If you have a requirement for an uninterupted power supply, battery storage would be beneficial and we can design an appropriate system.

We recently had a solar panel system installed by Yorkshire Energy Systems at our Harrogate site, and the whole process was handled professionally from start to finish. The installation was efficient, with minimal disruption, and completed to a high standard. We’re already seeing a strong return on investment and are very pleased with the system’s performance.
— Anthony Wyvill - Platinum Print

Installations

In-roof solar PV system at Harrogate Golf Club

100kW of solar PV installed for Leyland, Wembley, London

We have installed solar PV and battery storage for X Methodist Churches around Yorkshire

Air source heat pump installation at Communityworks in Bradford

Flat roof solar PV installation at Victoria Gardens in Sheffield

XXkW solar PV installation for Platinum Print, Harrogate

Ben Rydding Sports Club - We installed solar PV and a cascade of two air source heat pumps

Flat roof and pitched roof solar installation at Clarence Street Student accommodation, York

Colvend Offices in Grassington - XXkW - one of X sites where YES has installed solar PV