Mission Statement
"A forward thinking dynamic Company driven
by the needs and expectations of its
customers, focused on delivering individual
and tailor made utility infrastructure
solutions with uncompromising dedication."
About Us
Providing utility infrastructure and connections has evolved significantly over the past five years.
However, whilst the end product has not changed much, service, delivery and overall customer care is
perceived to be getting worse.
Matrix Networks Renewables was conceived to enable developers to access a company that actually
cares and is passionate about delivering utility networks. A company that is really interested in its clients and
aims to remove the frustration commonly associated with dealing with large, unwieldy utility providers.
Our clients concentrate on developing sites; Matrix Networks Renewables concentrates on the
delivery of utility infrastructure to those sites.
Our people have many years’ experience in managing Electrical connections both as a Distribution
Network Operator and that of an Independent Connection Provider.
Matrix are fully Lloyds accredited for Design and Installation up to and including 132kv
(please see case histories for more details).
Company Structure
Wayne Hayes & Chris Mann
Joint Managing Directors
Marcus Normanton
Sally Boardman
Sue Mills
H&S Manager
Finance Manager
Administrator
Dan Gray
Steve Macbeth
Mick Long
Design & Technical Director
Commercial Director
Operations Director
Design & Technical
Team
Commercial Team
National Operations
& Delivery Team
Case Studies
MW of Renewable Generation
Connected to Date - 420MW
Ecotricity
Galsworthy Wind Farm, Devon
Matrix Networks Renewables undertook, the design and
construction of the 132/33kV substation connection into the local
132kV Over Head line network. Supplying 9.5MVA from the nearby
Galsworthy Wind Farm.
The open terminal compound with aluminium tubular busbars, is designed to
the DNO (Western Power Distribution) requirements, which includes all Steel
structures for equipment, structure footing, system earthing, Transformer bund,
Control/33kV building and the construction of the High security palisade fence.
The design also of the HV protection network, SCADA system and
commissioning there of.
Due to the inclination of the land on which the site is placed remedial ground
works known as “Cut and Fill” on two levels were undertaken, with a Gabion
wall built between the DNO and Customer compounds, which became an ideal
line of ownership demarcation. A non-environmentally sensitive stream had to
be diverted to avoid the customer 132/33kV transformer compound.
The building design is standard layout but due to the levels across the
ownership boundary the building in turn has two distinct floor levels. The
building is finished in Natural Cut & Tumbled stone with a slate roof in keeping
with local building requirements.
Area lighting of the compounds and security CCTV is achieved by column
mounted luminaires and cameras strategically placed through the compounds.
Excavation, reinstatement and installation of approximately 7,700mtrs of private
33kV cabling and fibre network, to connect to four No. Wind Turbines.
Ecotricity
Dalby Wind Park, Leicestershire
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Installation of approximately 3km of 33kV underground cables to
connect nine wind turbines (7.6MW).
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4 panel 33kV Ormazabal board with G59 protection.
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Purpose built 3 room GRP Enclosure to WPD specification.
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Fibre optic cabling works and testing
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Earthing mat and bonding to turbines and switch house.
Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd
Newlands PV Farm (Lightsource) Axminster Devon
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Installation & Commissioning of all contestable works to provide 33kV
connection to Western Power Distribution 33kV network
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33kV 2 panel switchboard with protection top boxes
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Installation of Batteries & Charger
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Substation Wire Out to IEE regulations
Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd
Chittering 2 Solar Farm (Radical Farm), Cambridgeshire
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Excavation & Reinstatement of 5.1km of UKPN adopted HV Cable to
connect 4.9MW Solar Farm
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Substation concrete base with landing platform to overcome possible
flood issues.
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Installation of adopted GRP Substation with HV Ring Main Unit
& NVD Protection.
Burnt House - Solar and Wind Connection
Turves, Cambridgeshire
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Installation and commissioning of all contestable works to provide 33kV
connection to UKPN’s Network
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33kV 3 panel Switchboard & associated protection panels batteries & chargers
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Provide & install 11kV Pad Transformer for auxiliary supplies
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Installation and commissioning 33kV & 11kV cabling
Lynemouth PMSS
2.3MW Turbine at Park Road, Lynemouth, Northumberland
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Connection for a single turbine 2.3MW Enercon Machine
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Install and commission 20kV 3 panel Switchboard
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20kV cable and fibre installation to turbine
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Design and build substation earthing system
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Wiring out of the substation building to IEE regulations
Michelin Tyre PLC
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
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Ecotricity Installation of two 2.3MW Enercon Wind turbines
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11kV Private cabling from Michelin substation to the turbines
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Fibre install from Michelin substation to turbines
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Termination works at the turbines and into Michelin Sub station
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Installation of full earthing system for turbines to comply with
earthing design
4.6 MW Standford Hill Wind Park
East Church, Shearness, Kent
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Excavation, reinstatement and installation of approximately 1.3km of 6.6kV
Contestable DNO cabling
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HV Metering RMU and associated NVD protection
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4 panel customer HV switchboard with G59 protection
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50 kVA padmount auxillary transformer
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Installation of approximately 650m of HV cables to connect two wind turbines
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Purpose built 3 compartment GRP substation, fibre optic cabling works and testing
4.0 MW Oakdale Wind Park
Oakdale Business Park, Nr Caerphilly, Wales
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Excavation, reinstatement and installation of approximately 650m of Private 11kV
cabling and fibre network to connect two No. Repower Wind Turbines
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4 panel customer HV switchboard with G59 protection
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50 kVA padmount auxillary transformer
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Purpose built 4 compartment GRP substation, fibre optic cabling works and testing
2.4 MW Anaerobic Digestion Plant
May Farm Mushroom Farm, Littleport, Cambridgeshire
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Excavation, reinstatement and installation of approximately 3km of HV cables
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Directional drilling within sections of particular engineering difficulties
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HV metering RMU and associated NVD protection
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Metering panel for import/export metering
Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd
Chittering Solar Farm, Cambridgeshire
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Excavation, reinstatement and installation of approximately 4km of HV cables
in order to connect 4.5 MW Solar Farm
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Re-configuration of customer HV network
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Installation of RMU in order to connect Solar Farm to HV network
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Solar Farm onsite cabling
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RMU concrete base and GRP
Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd
Muncey & Black Peak PV Farms, Melbourn, South Cambridgeshire
Matrix Networks Renewables undertook the design and construction of the 132kV connection into the
Melbourn Grid, supplying 2 number 20MW PV farms.
The open bar compound with aluminium tubular busbars was designed to the DNO (UK Power Networks)
standards, which included installation of UKPN adopted 132kV passmo circuit breaker, customer private
network 132kV/33kV transformer, 33kV switch boards, all steel structures for equipment, structure footings
and earthing systems, transformer bund, control 33kV building and the construction of the high security
pallisade fence.The design included the HV protection network, scada system, and commissioning there of.
Excavation, reinstatement and installation of approximately 4.5km of dual circuit 33kV cabling to connect to
two number 20MW PV farms.
AGR Group Ltd
Fenland and Green End PV Farms, Chittering, Cambridgeshire
Matrix Networks Renewables undertook the design and construction of a special double brick built substation
to enable 2no. 20MW PV farms to be connected into Landbeach Primary substation via independent fibre
protected ringed feeder circuits.
Excavation, reinstatement and installation of approximately 7km of dual circuit 33kV cabling and fibre network
to connect each 20MW PV farms was carried out. At each site a double GRP switch house was established
containing DNO 33kV switch gear and protection equipment and customer’s 33kV switch gear and protection
equipment.
A local 11kV pad mount transformer was provided for auxilary LV supplies.
Push Build Ltd
Church Farm PV Farm, Croydon, Cambridgeshire
Matrix Networks Renewables undertook the design and construction of the Constable network to connect the
17MW PV farm at Croydon onto the DNO network.The project consisted of ‘ringing in’ the new substation to the
network via a fibre protected feeder circuit, and modifications to UKPN’s network.
Excavation, reinstatement, and installation of approximately 2 km of 33kV cabling and fibre network to connect
the PV farm was undertaken.
On site a brick built substation was constructed containing a 3 panel 33kV switch board, ancillary and protection
equipment.
A local 11kV padmont transformer was also provided for auxiliary LV supplies.
NOTE: Part of the agreed connection offer from UKPN was a conditional requirement for them to efficiently ‘turn
down’ the generation export to an agreed level at times of abnormal demands on their network.
A sophisticated protection scheme was designed, approved, and installed to curtail the export as and when needed.
On-going Projects (2015/2016)
• Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn, Norfolk 11kV 500kVA Single Wind Turbine
• Sandy Wind Farm RSPB, Bedfordshire, 11kV 800kVA Single Wind Turbine
• Old Dalby Wind Farm, Leicestershire, 11kV 7.2MW’s Wind Farm
• Vine Solar Farm, Cambridgeshire, 132kV 45MVA Solar Farm
• Bentley Estate, Sussex, 33kV 12MVA Solar Farm
• H&H Celcon, Leeds, 11kV 800kW Single Turbine
• Barn Farm, Essex, 33kV 4.2MVA Solar Farm
• Tooleys Farm, Essex, 33kV 5.3MVA Solar Farm
• Three Houses Farm, Hertfordshire, 33kV 14MVA Solar Farm
• South Creak, Norfolk, 23MVA 132kV Contestable Connection
• Upper Clayhill, Sussex, 33kV 8MVA Solar Farm
TOTAL ON-GOING – 122MW - MAY 2015
Contact Details
CHRIS MANN
Managing Director
Tel: 0844 74 000 74 • Mobile: 07825 095 140
[email protected] • www.matrixnetworks.co.uk
Matrix Networks Limited, 6500 Daresbury Park, Daresbury,
Warrington WA4 4GE
Contact Details
WAYNE HAYES
Managing Director
Tel: 0844 74 000 76 • Mobile: 07557 125196
[email protected] • www.matrixnetworks.co.uk
Unit 3, The Wheelwrights, Lower Green,
Higham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 6NL