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The award winning Eden Project has been one of Cornwall s most popular tourist attractions since it opened in March 2001. The original development consisted of two biomes, which house plants, crops and landscapes from the humid tropics and warm temperate regions plus an Outdoor Biome showing a temperate region. The remit of the site is to promote the understanding and responsible management of the relationship between plants, people and resources to create a sustainable future for all.

So when the next stage of the development began the construction of an Education and Resource Centre (ERC) the design of the building was always going to be of great interest, with Tim Smit, Eden s Chief Executive predicting that it will the most photographed and loved building of 2005 .

The new building, which has been funded by the Millennium Commission and the South West Regional Development Agency, will be a centre for events, exhibitions and research. The design of the building, which was inspired by plant formations, was created by world-leading architects Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners. True to the Eden Project principles, the new facility will be constructed using sustainable materials, which includes the use of PV solar panels.

Solarcentury, the UK s leading solar energy company, was consulted on the project, and recommended the installation of 80W PV panels from Sharp Electronics, the global leader in the production of solar cells.

Daniel Wan, Product Manager at Sharp commented, The leaf shaped roof of the new Education and Resource Centre is an unusual and innovative design and the PV modules are an integral part. They will be used to create one side of the leaf structure, acting as a covering for the centre s solar terrace . This has a two fold benefit, by offsetting the building material costs through energy generation.

The main contractor, McAlpine Joint Ventures, worked with solarcentury on the project, which commenced in June 2005. Over 330 Sharp 80W polycrystalline modules were installed, in a month-long operation. The Education and Resource Centre will open in September 2005.

It is estimated that the 41.23kWp system will save over 9 tonnes of CO2 annually, which it would take 100 years for 12 trees to remove from the environment. The PV modules will generate enough electricity each year to light an average three-bedroomed house for over 33 years.

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