What were the constraints for the solar installation at Casuarina Senior College?

Casuarina Senior College is a project that involved the installation of 98 kilowatts worth of PV on the roof using a 345kW system with optimisers. The design was based on the roof's orientation, pitch, and shading issues. The optimiser was used to ensure the system's reliability and efficiency, which is what the NT government wants in their systems.

Aside from the design, the project had to abide by the school's regulations, Ochre Cards, and working with children's cards, which meant working on the weekends and between school hours. Despite the challenges, the team managed to successfully complete the installation. The project involved 25 electricians and solar installers who worked on the railing, laying the panels, and commissioning the system.

So Casuarina Senior College was a very similar project, we were able to put around 98 kilowatts worth of PV on that roof. We used a 345kW on that job with the optimisers as well. Yeah, so the NT government specify that they really wanted an optimised system. So like all designs, we really have to look at the roof, the orientation, the pitch of the roof, the shading issues that we might come up against. So basically, our design, you know, is based around the best roof availability we have, the best pitch we have, the best orientation that we can put it on. And pairing that with an optimiser really gives the reliability and efficiency of the system.

Look, I think the NT government are really looking for longevity in their systems quality and efficiency. So when they said they wanted a 25 year performance and a 25 year manufacturing warranty, they obviously want the system to last and they want the performance to be there over time as well. So there was a little bit more to this job, obviously, we were working at schools. So we had to basically abide by the school's regulations, Ochre Cards, working with children's cards, working on the weekends working in between school hours. For this particular job, we had a particular time constraints so we had to install this system. Obviously being on a school, we weren't able to do it through the day due to making loud noises. Especially being over the library. We had to do a lot of the work on the weekend.