A £1 million solar scheme is now complete at a Scottish Water Horizons’ owned facility linked to Levenmouth Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) in Fife.
Over 1,700 ground mounted solar panels have been installed at the site in Cowdenbeath, which receives and stores commercial liquid waste before transferring it to Levenmouth WWTW for treatment and disposal.
The project is expected to generate 0.53 GWh of green electricity a year, 60% of which will be used on site to meet 29% of the site’s total energy needs and help to reduce operating costs. The other 40% will be exported to the grid.
The system, which was designed to ensure both environmental and financial value, will continue delivering savings for over 30 years - providing resilience against the volatility of grid electricity prices.
It will also save around 109 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent each year, making the treatment process at the site less carbon intensive and helping Scottish Water get closer towards meeting its goal of net zero emissions by 2040.
The project has been led by Scottish Water Horizons, the publicly owned utility’s commercial subsidiary, and delivered by renewables specialists Absolute Solar and Wind.
Murdo MacAulay, project manager at Scottish Water Horizons, said:
“This site handles large volumes of liquid waste which we store and release safely to ensure full environmental compliance.
“It is great to see this solar scheme in operation at the site now, generating green energy and reducing the carbon associated with managing commercial and run-off waste.
“We continue to deliver solar schemes at Scottish Water sites across the country as we focus on achieving our net zero target by 2040, which we are currently on track to achieve. Another important driver for these projects is reducing Scottish Water’s operating costs.”
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