Scottish Water has completed work on a £706,000 green energy scheme at a site near Falkirk, which is set to save around 135 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent a year.
Photo: Some of the new PV panels at Bonnybridge WWTW
The project, at Bonnybridge Waste Water Treatment Works, consists of 1,164 ground mounted solar panels with the capacity to generate over 0.64GWh of energy on an annual basis.
The renewable energy generated by the scheme will meet almost a third per of the site’s power usage and is part of Scottish Water’s drive to reach net zero emissions by 2040.
The project has been led by Scottish Water Horizons, the public utility’s commercial subsidiary, and delivered by building services company FES.
Scottish Water Horizons Project Manager Murdo MacAulay said:
“We’re delighted that work is now completed on this solar scheme at Bonnybridge Waste Water Treatment Works, which represents another major investment by Scottish Water towards expanding its renewables portfolio.
“The project will see almost a third of the site’s power usage now met by green energy, which is another step in the journey towards reaching our ambitious net zero target by 2040.”
Scottish Water Operations Team Leader Allan Jenkins added:
“The treatment works at Bonnybridge serves thousands of customers across the area and uses a huge amount of energy ensuring we protect the local environment and treat wastewater to a high standard.
“It is a really positive step that a large percentage of that energy is now coming from renewable sources and that the carbon emissions from the site have been reduced significantly.”
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