Floating solar panel array project, UK
Name and Location
Floating solar panel array project, London, UK.
Client
Thames Water.
Project Description
The project involves the installation of Europe’s largest floating solar panel array on London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoir.
More than 23 000 solar panels will be floated on the reservoir near Walton-on-Thames, as part of Thames Water’s plans to self-generate a third of its own energy by 2020. The floating pontoon will cover about a tenth of the reservoir – enough to fill eight Wembley football pitches.
The array will have a total installed peak capacity of 6.3 MW and is expected to generate 5.8-million kilowatt hours in its first year – equivalent to the consumption of about 1 800 homes.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
Not stated.
Latest Developments
Lightsource Renewable Energy will over-see the deployment of more than 61 000 floats and 177 anchors, which will provide the floating platform for the solar array.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Lightsource Renewable Energy (deployment of solar panels and anchors).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Thames Water media relations manager Stuart White, +44 2035774364 or email stuart.white@thameswater.co.uk.
Lightsource Renewable Energy, tel +44 333 200 0755 or email info@lightsource-re.co.uk.
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