Solar panels at Farnborough Airport can deliver 1.2 Gigawatt hours of clean energy as part of the business aviation gateway's effort to be carbon neutral.
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Farnborough Airport is now generating a quarter of its power needs from an extensive network of 4,000 solar panels installed on buildings throughout the London-area business aviation gateway. The recently completed installation will also provide power for the airport's fleet of electric vehicles.
The solar panels have been fitted on the roofs of Farnborough’s distinctive curved hangars, as well as on the terminal building, the air traffic control tower, and the Aviator hotel. These can deliver more than 1,700 kWp of installed power capacity annually, generating more than 1.2 Gigawatt hours of clean energy each year.
The investment in solar power is part of the privately owned airport’s effort to achieve carbon-neutral status no later than 2030. The photovoltaic installation is expected to generate more than 36 Gigawatt hours of energy over its working life, offsetting more than 5,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in the process.
“In line with our ambition to become a sustainability showcase for airports around the world, we’re proud to have partnered with solar technology pioneers [at] Solivus to install one of our largest rooftop solar projects in the region,” said Farnborough Airport CEO Simon Geere. “The solar installation is a significant step towards achieving our sustainability objectives, significantly reducing our controllable emissions, as set out in our Net Zero Roadmap, in which we have committed to be net zero by 2030 or sooner.”
In 2018, Farnborough became the first business aviation airport to achieve Carbon Neutral 3+ status. Earlier this year, under the Airport Carbon Accreditation scheme, it raised its status to 4+.
In 2021, it started offering aircraft operators sustainable aviation fuel, and during the following year’s Farnborough International Airshow it sold SAF for the same price as jet-A.
Solar Generates 25% of Farnborough's Electric Power
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Farnborough Airport is now generating a quarter of its power needs from an extensive network of 4,000 solar panels installed on buildings throughout the London-area business aviation gateway. The recently completed installation will also provide power for the airport's fleet of electric vehicles.
The solar panels have been fitted on the roofs of Farnborough’s distinctive curved hangars, as well as on the terminal building, the air traffic control tower, and the Aviator hotel. These can deliver more than 1,700 kWp of installed power capacity annually, generating more than 1.2 Gigawatt hours of clean energy each year.
The investment in solar power is part of the privately owned airport’s effort to achieve carbon-neutral status no later than 2030. The photovoltaic installation is expected to generate more than 36 Gigawatt hours of energy over its working life, offsetting more than 5,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in the process.
“In line with our ambition to become a sustainability showcase for airports around the world, we’re proud to have partnered with solar technology pioneers [at] Solivus to install one of our largest rooftop solar projects in the region,” said Farnborough Airport CEO Simon Geere. “The solar installation is a significant step towards achieving our sustainability objectives, significantly reducing our controllable emissions, as set out in our Net Zero Roadmap…to be net zero by 2030 or sooner.”