India-based Tata Power Solar and British Gas have commissioned a 3,475,000 kWh commercial solar PV installation for Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK).
The companies have installed solar PV at Toyota Manufacturing UK’s engine production centre at Deeside in North Wales.
This installation will feed directly into Toyota UK’s electrical distribution network used to power manufacturing operations at the location, which produces petrol and hybrid petrol engines.
The solar plant is expected to cut down the site’s carbon emissions and can generate enough electricity to produce up to 22,500 engines every year.
Tata Power Solar CEO Ajay Goel said, "Our partnership with British Gas is the beginning of a great working relationship and we see huge potential in the UK & Europe market for solar.
"Our 25 year history making quality modules and exporting them globally makes us the most compelling choice in the market today. This project is a testimony to our products’ high quality and global competitiveness."
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By GlobalDataBritish Gas Business Services MD Gab Barbaro said: "We are delighted to partner with Tata Power Solar to jointly deliver this project for Toyota.
"This project shows that solar is a viable energy solution for companies operating in the heavy industry sector."
Tata Solar claimed that almost 13,000 multi-crystalline panels were manufactured in their Bangalore, India facility. These panels have the potential to produce 3,475,000 kWh of electricity, thereby reducing the Toyota plant’s CO2 emissions by over 1,800 tonnes a year.
