Europe's first solar car park with carbon-friendly construction to open.

3ti®, the UK’s leading designer, installer, funder and operator of Solar Car Parks (SCPs), is installing the first large-scale SCP in Europe to be constructed from sustainable Glulam timber beams. The solar installation at Five Rivers Health & Wellbeing Centre comprises three gullwing solar canopies covering 70 car park spaces, with a combined total capacity of c.220 kWp. The canopies are fitted with Solarwatt’s Panel vision series Glass-Glass solar panels. The panels offer high efficiency and long-term yields thanks to their bifacial technology, which means solar energy is captured on both sides of the panel increasing total energy generation. The solar cells are embedded in a highly durable Glass-Glass composite protecting them from challenging environmental and mechanical stress, including snow and hailstorms, and are ammonia and salt mist resistant. The leisure centre will use 100% of the solar generation on-site, which will contribute approximately 10% of overall electricity demand at the site, saving around £50,000 a year on electricity bills. Solarwatt are proud to be involved in this groundbreaking SCP design and we look forward to sharing more about the project in the coming months. 

If you would like more information about the project and our robust and versatile solar panel portfolio, get in touch with us: info.uk@solarwatt.com