Bentley Factory Solar Panels

Earlier this year the uk s largest solar car port comprising 10 000 solar panels was installed at bentley s factory site in crewe.

Bentley factory solar panels.

In 2013 a 20 815 panel solar rooftop was installed on top of the factory. The bentley factory in crewe built in the 1940s is ideally situated to generate solar power as the saw tooth factory roofs are south facing at an angle of 20 degrees. Once the new setup is completed in six months the installation will bring bentley s total solar panel count to over 30 000. This means in the company s centenary year all electricity used to manufacture every bentley is solar or certified green.

Once completed the new solar panels will provide 2 7mw of power to the factory enough to cover a quarter of bentley s total power consumption. This isn t bentley s first dalliance with solar power. The company said it installed nearly 21 000 solar panels on the roof of its factory back in 2013 and now along with the carport system the. 100 of bentley s on site electricity produced by either solar panels or purchased as certified green energy crewe 1 st may 2019 bentley motors today reinforces its commitment to sustainable energy with the installation of the uk s largest ever solar car port at its factory headquarters in crewe uk.

The installation has a capacity of 2 7mw and covers 1 378 car parking spaces an area of 16 426m.