Old satellite dishes turned into solar power installations in Switzerland
CKW says it has successfully transformed unused satellite dishes located on the premises of Leuk TDC, a Swiss telecom service provider, into ‘cutting-edge’ solar installations. The innovative project, developed in collaboration with global smart energy technology specialist SolarEdge highlights what the partners call the significant potential of re-using existing infrastructure for solar. Located in the town […]
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Solar farm to save ‘hundreds of thousands of pounds a year’ off Rochdale council’s energy bills
Plans for a brand new solar farm in Heywood in Greater Manchester are powering ahead, with the 10 hectare site set to produce enough energy to power 1,700 homes. The electricity produced will be supplied to the national grid and used to offset the council’s annual energy bill, potentially saving the authority hundreds of thousands […]
Oldham Council plans to slash CO2 emissions with solar farm
A solar farm that could reduce CO2 emissions by 50 tonnes each year and save money on energy bills has been approved by Oldham Council’s cabinet. The Council will own and potentially fund the solar farm on a former landfill site at Wrigley Head in Failsworth. Savings could be made on Council energy bills as […]
Morriston Hospital in Wales green lights solar energy farm
Morriston Hospital will become the first in Wales to develop its own full-scale solar farm, at a cost of £5.7 million. Work is expected to start early next year on the 4MW development on land at Brynwhillach Farm, linked to Morriston by a 3km private wire. It will supply almost a quarter of Morriston’s power, cutting […]
Bifacial solar cell boon for Scotland?
Research into the benefits of Scotland moving to double-sided solar panels (bifacial solar cells) could mean £400m of additional annual revenue to the Scottish economy. Heriot-Watt University, in partnership with the Wood Group aim to build a case for bifacial panels across the globe, with the cells producing up to 25% more energy than the […]
Facebook inks virtual power purchase agreement for renewables
Digital Realty has signed a virtual power purchase agreement on behalf of Facebook to support the social media giant’s renewable energy goals at data centre facilities. Under the agreement, Digital Realty has executed a long-term renewable power purchase contract to secure approximately 80 megawatts of solar power capacity for Facebook. Digital Realty contracted with SunEnergy1, […]