14 DAY TRIAL // The Kuala Lumpur International Airport is now fitted with a solar system whose energy generating capacity is estimated to amount to about 19 megawatts.
According to Business Green, the system was designed by SunEdison. Once up and running at full capacity, is it expected to help the airport's operators cut their annual electricity bills by about ₤380,000 (€460,975 / $629,660)
Interestingly enough, the solar panels that make up this system are installed both on the airports roof, and on the facility's parking canopy. What's more, several other panels are ground-mounted.
The specialists who worked on implementing this project say that they chose to install the solar panels in these locations in order to use as little space as possible while maximizing energy production.
Commenting on this initiative, Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, the current managing director of Malaysia Airports, pointed out that, “Rooftops, parking lots and 'buffer' areas at airports are traditionally not multi-purpose facilities, but we've turned them into a clean energy generation facility.”
“Malaysia has an ideal climate for solar power and therefore we are taking steps to generate clean energy which will be beneficial to everyone in Malaysia,” he added.