A solar farm the size of eight football pitches is helping to power the advanced manufacturing of world-class fighter jets at BAE Systems.
It is expected the panels will provide nearly a fifth of the site’s peak electrical consumption required to manufacture component parts for the Eurofighter Typhoon and F-35 Lightning II aircraft as well as the wings for the Hawk jet training aircraft.
“We are utilising part of the site’s former runway which is welcome news for the environment and at the same time helping to reduce our significant energy costs.
The switch on is the culmination of months of work to get the panels installed and tested and are located on a 61,000 square metre site.
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