Virginia Transport Ltd

Company name:

Virginia Transport Ltd.

Project actions:

Installation of 100 kW solar PV system and 22kW EV Charger

Finance source:

Internal

Additional funding:

SEAI CEG 2021 programme

% funding:

30%

Grant amount:

€34,020

Total project cost:

€113,400

25-year savings:

€365,720

Simple payback time:

7.18 years

Virginia International is a family owned Irish Transport and Logistics Company who specialize in Transport and Logistics services between Ireland, the UK and throughout Europe, also containerized goods worldwide.

Virginia currently have 8 CNG vehicles with a further 15 on order. A new refuelling station with two compressors was installed in the Virginia Depot in 2020 and this increased the electrical load. Therefore, a Solar PV system would mitigate against the increase in electrical consumption and the inclusion of an EV charger would assist in the transition to Electric vehicle use for the staff.

The South East Energy Agency team had a look at the electricity consumption and current connection through an energy audit. As part of the project, our team of experts project managed the installation of a 100 kW solar PV system and 22kW EV Charger.