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Scottish Water has invested \u00a3700,000 at Kirkcaldy Waste Water Treatment Works to increase energy production, including the installation of bifacial solar panels<\/h2>\n

Scottish Water has installed an additional 1,300 solar photo voltaic (PV) panels<\/a> with an energy generating capacity of 0.41Gigawatt hours (GWh), 128 of which are bifacial solar panels.<\/p>\n

This brings the total number of panels on the Kirkcaldy Waste Water Treatment Works site in Fife to 2,300.<\/p>\n

Bifacial solar panels produce power from light striking both sides, producing more power and taking up less space than traditional panels.<\/p>\n

The new solar array has increased Kirkcaldy’s power threefold<\/h3>\n

The total solar PV array is now able to generate 0.6GWh on a yearly basis, equivalent to the energy needed to power 600,000 mobile phones a year.<\/p>\n

The \u00a3700m investment delivered by Scottish Water Horizons will allow the Kirkcaldy site to offset 14% of its energy needs.<\/p>\n

In turn, this will decrease site energy costs save the equivalent of 100 tonnes of carbon each year, the same amount as 63 passenger jets flying from Edinburgh to New York.<\/p>\n

Bifacial solar panels maximise energy production across a smaller footprint<\/h3>\n

The project was delivered on behalf of Scottish Water Horizons by renewable energy solutions specialists Absolute Solar and Power.<\/p>\n

Kirkcaldy joins Scottish Water’s growing list of solar PV schemes<\/a> up and running across Scotland, generating 17. GWh of renewable energy across 62 sites every year.<\/p>\n

Debbie Henderson, Scottish Water Horizons renewables team lead, said: \u201cThis significant investment in Kirkcaldy Waste Water Treatment Works is a fantastic example of how we can utilise the space on our sites more effectively to produce solar power.<\/p>\n

\u201cSolar panel technology has come on leaps and bounds over recent years and the bifacial technology which is being used onsite means we can produce more electricity with a significantly smaller footprint.\u201d<\/p>\n

Creating a more sustainable UK water sector<\/h3>\n

Greg Russell, Waste Water operations team leader, added:\u201cScottish Water has committed to reaching the ambitious target of net zero total emissions by 2040.<\/p>\n

“Installing green technologies such as solar arrays on our operational sites helps us to achieve this. It also means that customers in the local area are receiving a greener and more sustainable waste water service<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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