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Solar Panels Installed At Multi-Storey Car Park

There are many councils throughout the UK that have taken the initiative to install solar panels on a variety of buildings that they own as they strive to meet renewable energy targets. Hull City Council has recently had solar panels installed on the top of one of their city car parks.

Many councils are having solar panels installed on some of their buildings
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The multi-storey car park is located in Pryme Street and has had 200 solar photovoltaic panels installed on its roof. The panels cover an area totalling 372 square metres.

The intention is that the solar panels will also be used to generate electricity for other council buildings with any excess electricity being sold to the National Grid. It is expected that considerable savings in energy bills will be made by Hull City Council that, in the current economic climate, will no doubt be welcomed by the residents of Hull.

The 200 solar panels should be capable of producing 41,450 kWh of electricity per annum that is enough for four houses. It is expected that the car park will become as self-sufficient as it possibly can be.

Martin Mancey, who is one of the councillors for Hull City Council, expects the council to continue to look at other options to use its buildings, including council homes, to generate renewable energy. That could be in a variety of forms such as wind turbines, solar panels and biomass.

Two years ago, the council highlighted four car park roofs as being suitable to have solar panels installed and undertook a feasibility study. If the council find that the solar panels at Pryme Street are a success they may look to have the other three car parks originally identified fitted with them.

Kingston Works Limited installed the above solar panels on behalf of Hull City Council.

We shall continue to keep you up dated with any other interesting solar photovoltaic schemes.

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