Solar PV for military sites.
Large defence buildings consume significant power and often operate around the clock. Solar PV and battery storage offer dependable, predictable energy cost reductions and improved resilience during grid disturbances.
Your budget is better spent on improving national security, so solar savings mean more than just lower operational costs. With energy bills rising, give yourself peace of mind knowing yours are fixed for the next 25-30 years, with a typical ROI of only 3-5 years.
As we’ve worked on live MOD sites, our engineers have the relevant certifications and capabilities to install with no delays or disruptions to site operations.
We design systems that work with your site layout, access restrictions, safety zones, and operational windows. Installations can be phased around training schedules and sensitive infrastructure.
Battery Storage for energy security.
Paired with solar PV, not only can battery storage save you money, but it can also give your sites much needed energy security. Given the nature of defence operations, you need to be able to rely on your energy to work around the clock, which is not always the case with the grid.
Battery storage also gives your sites energy independence. You can use your battery to store solar generated energy for when you need it most, which may be at night when they would not be generating. You can also peak shave and load shift to avoid higher grid tariffs.
EV charging for military sites.
EV charging supports fleet electrification, staff vehicles, and visitors. You’ll provide an incentive for your service personnel to move to electric vehicles, and you can set user group tariffs to charge your fleet for free.
You’ll be reducing local emissions, and contributing to the wider UK government’s net zero plans. All this at a low cost – the Workplace Charge Scheme grant covers up to 75% of EV charging installation costs.
Renewable energy for military housing.
Your people are working on some of the most important projects in the country. They need to have places they can go home to at night that are comfortable and relatively inexpensive to run. The last thing you want your service personnel to worry about is damp and expensive energy bills.
Carbon3 works across Service Family Accommodation (SFA) and single living accommodation to upgrade homes with low carbon technologies. This includes air source heat pumps, solar PV, battery systems, and electric vehicle chargers.
These upgrades help improve your service homes’ EPC ratings, reduce maintenance issues, and meet your environmental targets. They also improve comfort for military families, who often live in older homes that would benefit greatly from insulation measures, better heating controls, and renewable integration.
We understand the pressures of working in occupied homes, so we reduce disruption with resident communication and engagement.
Funding support for renewable energy.
Under recent announcements, Great British Energy is expanding access to funding for solar projects across the public sector, including military buildings and defence land. According to industry updates, the programme aims to reduce reliance on gas and strengthen energy independence by supporting installations across selected MOD locations.
At Carbon3 we have already delivered projects using GBE funding, and we can support you by keeping installations in line with funding requirements.
Service Family Accommodation may be eligible for future waves of the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF) when meeting scheme criteria, which can support ASHPs, solar PV, insulation upgrades, controls, and storage solutions. We work with defence housing partners to build compliant bids, prepare technical packs, and deliver installations that meet reporting requirements.
Security built into delivery.
Your defence sites are not typical construction environments. You need an installation partner who operates with security and safety at top of mind, and understands the need for qualified engineers trained and vetted for sensitive environments.
At Carbon3, we coordinate around restricted zones, vehicle checks, site access rules, and tool control requirements. We also align with military electrical standards and work collaboratively with your estates personnel so projects run with minimal disruption to operations.
Works can be scheduled around training cycles, shift patterns, and accommodation occupancy, reducing interruption to service personnel and families.
We also vet our supply chain regularly, with all of our kit coming from European manufacturers where required.
Maintenance for defence buildings and housing.
Once you’ve gone through the trouble of installing renewable energy, losing efficiency due to poor aftercare is a nightmare. Fixing faults is more expensive and difficult than preventing them from occurring.
Not only do we offer annual servicing across all renewable energy, we also offer remote monitoring, compliance reporting, and rapid reactive maintenance if needed.
Our operations and maintenance (O&M) team works only on maintenance, not new installations, which gives us the fastest response times in the sector. Engineers are cross-trained across all technologies, and we operate with stocked vans to reduce repeat visits. For housing estates or entire bases, we can deliver fully managed borough-scale O&M.
We can also maintain and integrate legacy equipment, providing a single point of contact for all renewable technologies on site.
Why Choose Carbon3?
Choosing Carbon3 means partnering with a leader in renewable energy services committed to sustainability, innovation, and exceptional customer care.
