Bentley Factory Solar Panels

Earlier this year the uk s largest solar car port comprising 10 000 solar panels was installed at bentley s factory site in crewe.

Bentley factory solar panels.

The installation of 10 000 solar panels which has a capacity of 2 7mw will take approximately six months to complete. In 2013 a 20 815 panel solar rooftop was installed on top of the factory. Bentley motors today reinforces its commitment to sustainable energy with the installation of the uk s largest ever solar car port at its factory headquarters in crewe uk. The bentley factory in crewe built in the 1940s is ideally situated to generate solar power as the saw tooth factory roofs are south facing at an angle of 20 degrees.

The installation has a capacity of 2 7mw and covers 1 378 car parking spaces an area of 16 426m. This isn t bentley s first dalliance with solar power. Once completed the new solar panels will provide 2 7mw of power to the factory enough to cover a quarter of bentley s total power consumption. The company said it installed nearly 21 000 solar panels on the roof of its factory back in 2013 and now along with the carport system the.

100 of bentley s on site electricity produced by either solar panels or purchased as certified green energy crewe 1 st may 2019 bentley motors today reinforces its commitment to sustainable energy with the installation of the uk s largest ever solar car port at its factory headquarters in crewe uk.