The challenge
Parc Dewi Sant is a working NHS campus under Hywel Dda UHB operating continuous clinical, administrative and community-health functions. Two realities made this a harder install than a plain commercial rooftop. First, the building envelope combines multiple pitched tiled roof sections at varying angles around a central entrance — so panel layout had to be designed roof-plane by roof-plane, not as a single bulk array. Second, scaffold access had to be coordinated carefully against live main entrance footfall, ambulance bay operations and Welsh-language patient signage (the site is bilingual, with Prif Fynedfa / Main Entrance signage throughout).
Our solution
FLD carried out a staged structural assessment across every roof section the scheme touched, confirming load capacity before any scaffold went up. Panel layout was designed to maximise south-facing yield while working around the cross-gabled roof geometry and existing flagpoles, signage and CCTV masts. Scaffold was erected in phased sequences coordinated with the Hywel Dda estates team and the main entrance operations schedule, keeping the Prif Fynedfa entry fully operational throughout. A G99 Type A connection was submitted to NGED ahead of panel delivery so the network approval and installation timelines ran in parallel rather than in series. On commissioning, the inverter and monitoring were configured for the Hywel Dda estates portal so the UHB energy officer has direct live generation data alongside their existing BMS and meter data.
The result
Installation completed with the main entrance continuously operational — no clinical or visitor access disruption. Year-one generation tracking above the PVGIS model. The monitoring output is already feeding into Hywel Dda's estate carbon reporting against NHS Wales decarbonisation targets, and FLD is in discussion with the board on a follow-on scope for additional Hywel Dda campuses.
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