Sky-high solar power for South Bank Tower

The newly-developed South Bank Tower in London is to be powered by solar energy. The 100-panel array has a total capacity of 26KW, which will light up 193 luxury apartments, shops, restaurants and bars. Developer EvoEnergy expects the system to generate 22,400kWh of clean power every year, helping save 11,850kg of CO2. Project Manager James […]

Solar to save office supplier £50k

An office supplies provider is installing a 3.8MW rooftop solar project which is expected to help save £50,000 a year in energy costs. Electricity generation from the 13,800-panel system is forecast to exceed 3.2MWh a year – cutting annual emissions by 1,700 tonnes. It is being built at Lyreco’s distribution centre in Telford which is 15-acres big, equivalent to seven and a […]

UK food firm installs 205KW solar array

A food company has installed a 205KW solar array on the rooftop of its 28-acre distribution site in Evesham. It has more than 800 panels and has earned Kanes Foods £2,000 in Feed-in Tariff payments. The project is expected to reduce the company’s carbon footprint by 85 tonnes per year. EvoEnergy, which installed the panels, claims […]

Fruitful year for farm with £30k energy savings

A fruit farm has cut its energy bills by £30,000 a year by installing a 200KW solar system. Place UK, which supplies 3,500 tonnes of fruit a year to companies including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer, invested £205,000 in the project. The 800-panel solar system in East Anglia also helped reduce the firm’s carbon footprint […]

EvoEnergy awarded Solar Installer of the Year

Solar panel producer EvoEnergy was awarded the “Solar Installer of the Year” at the Renewables Awards this year. Providing for both domestic and commercial, they company were praised for their growth since the company’s inception in 2007. EvoEnergy have helped giants McDonalds reduce carbon footprint by utilizing the roof space of their stores. The solar […]