A 1.2 MW roof Solar installation in Portsmouth International Port has reduced the electricity spending of the port by £ 138,058 in the last 12 months.
According to the port, the last part of the project was completed in July 2023, where an improved connection with the National schedule could realize the “full potential of the 1.2 MWP solar system”.
The 2,200 PV panels cover all available roof space on the terminals of the harbor and a canopy over the Car Lans. On sunny days, the port can run full off-grid and the installation met 21% of the electricity story of the site in the past year.
During his new terminal extension, Portsmouth International Port said that it only paid £ 41 for electricity for the year and only removed 0.28% of its stream from the grid.
Alderman Kimberly Barrett, member of the Portsmouth City Council, said member of the City Council for climate change and the greening of the city, said that as part of plans to become the first emission -free port of the UK, “it has taken the lead in test lending and implementing a large number of technological sustainability intitiatives”.
“The low electricity accounts show the Real-World impact that this progressive strategy has and saves money for our residents in the process.”
When the solar installation was completed in 2023The aim of the port was to be Zero by 2030. The project was managed by the internal energy services team of Portsmouth City Council and installed by Custom Solar. The sustainability measures of Portsmouth International Port also include a 1.5 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on site.
Solar PV at gates
The largest commercial roof mounted solar installation of the UK is on the Port of Liverpool, for the Peel Ports Group. The project delivers up to 31MW generation capacity and falls the previous record of 6.5 MW in the port of Hull of Associated British Ports, completed in 2020.
E.ON supplies the Liverpool installation under a 25-year agreement that the energy supplier finances and maintains the project after it has been installed. It is expected that it will be completed by 2026 and offer approximately 25% of the annual electricity needs of the port.
