26 Oct 2011: OK, Blackfriars bridge is not in Rushcliffe, but you are here because you have an interest in PV. Although we householders can all do our bit with our small roofs, it is very encouraging to see a major public investment into solar power, especially when it need not take any land, or look wrong in the landscape, and will represent a big saving in running costs.
This will be the largest PV bridge in the world, and the largest single installation in London! More than 4,400 panels (6,000 m2) are due to be installed on a north light serrated roof that will be above the trains. See the information site at:
www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/news/news_items/view/108
http://www.triplepundit.com/2011/10/london-plans-worlds-biggest-solar-bridge/
This is the view of it a couple of years earlier, but the whole station has been undergoing major refurbishment, and the Tube station has been closed during the work. Up above, the plan is to run a canopy across the bridge. I can't post a photo for copyright reasons, but you can see the web page.
The hoped-for solar capture will be 900,000 kWh, resulting in a huge CO2 saving of 511 tonnes.
This will be the largest PV bridge in the world, and the largest single installation in London! More than 4,400 panels (6,000 m2) are due to be installed on a north light serrated roof that will be above the trains. See the information site at:
www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/news/news_items/view/108
http://www.triplepundit.com/2011/10/london-plans-worlds-biggest-solar-bridge/
The hoped-for solar capture will be 900,000 kWh, resulting in a huge CO2 saving of 511 tonnes.
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