Bardon, Leicestershire, UK: A 1,608-solar panel system has been installed on the roof at Oakland International’s Bardon site in Leicestershire.
The system, developed by BeBa Energy, will reduce Oakland’s carbon emissions.
The 611.04kW – 1,608 panel solar PV array system is predicted to generate around 529,887kWh per annum and will significantly reduce Oakland’s energy grid demand, cutting the company’s carbon footprint by some 111,276kgs per annum, which is the equivalent of taking 12,190,652 car miles off the road over the system’s lifetime, and equal to planting nearly 164,992 trees.
Oakland International group chief executive, Dean Attwell, said: “With such a vast roof and large energy bill, not to mention a moral obligation that we should lead by example, it was an obvious choice to look up and use Bardon’s immense roof space to power our facility, with solar power being the obvious choice.”
“We place sustainability at the heart of everything we do, and for us solar is just one of several initiatives undertaken. The project was delivered with little fuss, was on time and on budget.”
BeBa energy director, Shaun Beattie, said: “Oakland’s commitment to sustainability is one of the strongest we have ever seen.
“For many of our clients, solar represents one of the biggest steps they can take towards NetZero; for Oakland it’s one of several.
“It’s not just a smart move for the planet either. With energy prices rising at a staggering rate, Oakland have ringfenced a large portion of their energy costs for the next 25 years.”
