Located at Toyota Manufacturing UK’s engine production centre at Deeside in North Wales, the installation has been designed to feed directly into Toyota UK’s electrical distribution network used to power manufacturing operations at the site.
Toyota Manufacturing UK TMUK Deeside plant director Jim Crosbie said: "The new solar array demonstrates that as much as Toyota is famous for building lower carbon vehicles, we are just as focused on developing greener production methods and nurturing awareness of environmental issues among our members, and our local communities.
"Not only will the solar array reduce our carbon footprint, it will also demonstrate to the wider Welsh and UK manufacturing sector the tangible benefits renewable energy can deliver."
The solar plant can generate enough electricity to build up to 22,500 engines per year while significantly reducing the site’s carbon emissions.
The installation comprises about 13,000 multi-crystalline panels which can produce 3,475,000kWh of electricity, reducing the Toyota plant’s CO2 emissions by over 1,800t a year.
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