14 DAY TRIAL // News from the United Kingdom says that a MINI car-making plant in Oxford has recently been fitted with a rather impressive photovoltaic system, and that it now relies on solar power to keep up and running.
More precisely, Click Green tells us that the plant's new bodyshop hosts about 11,500 solar panels on its roof. When put together, the panels cover an area of about 20,000 square meters (roughly 215,278 square feet).
Information shared with the public says the photovoltaic system has an energy generating capacity of over 3 megawatts. This means that the power it coughs out would suffice to meet the demand of as many as 850 households.
Needless to say, having this car-making plant in the United Kingdom rely on solar power to such an extent means that its annual greenhouse gas emissions stand to be greatly reduced in the years to come.
In fact, it is estimated that the system will help BMW Group UK reduce its annual carbon footprint by as much as 1,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide. This will help limit climate change and global warming.
Commenting on the installation of the rooftop photovoltaic system, Frank Bachmann says, “ We are delighted that our new solar farm is now up and running and already producing green energy for Plant Oxford.”
“It is fitting that the first of these panels have gone onto our new bodyshop as the building has been designed with environmental performance at its heart,” plant's managing director adds.