MDSR Investments has signed an agreement with Greenvolt Next UK to install PV solar rooftop panels on two of its UK shopping centres.
At Weston Favell Shopping Centre, the new solar installation will include 848 solar panels with 381kWp installed capacity, spread across 4,114 sq m of the centre’s roof space. The project is expected to generate more than 330kWh of clean power per year, which is approximately 26% the centre’s total projected consumption.
Birchwood Shopping Centre in Warrington will host 452 panels across 1,564 sq m with an installed capacity of 200kWp. The project is expected to generate circa 154 kWh per year, approximately 29% of the centre’s overall power. The projects have been financed under power purchase agreements.
Sandor Biro, managing director – UK, Portugal, at MDSR Investments, said: “Greenvolt Next has already helped us realise the benefits of onsite renewable energy at our Nova Arcada site in Portugal, and we want to continue the roll out of clean energy to our UK sites. With the help of Greenvolt Next UK, we are thrilled to be enabling renewable energy generation at Weston Favell and Birchwood, helping us achieve our broader decarbonisation goals and reduce energy costs.”
Owen Power, CEO of Greenvolt Next UK and Ireland, which is part of Greenvolt Group, added: “We are thrilled to support MDSR on bringing on-site green energy to their UK retail premises. The large unused area of adaptable roof space that shopping centres have makes them perfectly suited to integrate solar installations. This type of partnerships provides the perfect opportunity to boost renewable energy generation with minimal disruption to building users, making optimal use of existing spaces that might otherwise remain underutilised.”
