A new solar scheme is helping to provide thousands of homes in and around Greenock with clean fresh drinking water.
The £482,000 project involved 480 solar panels being installed on top of a water tank at the site at Overton, which are expected to generate 0.24 GWh of green electricity annually, meeting 17% of the energy used by the treatment works.
It will also save around 47 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent each year, making the treatment process less carbon intensive and helping Scottish Water meet 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 R&A Group.
Scottish Water Horizons project manager Brian James said, “It is great to see this solar scheme in operation, helping to generate green energy at the water treatment works in Overton and reducing the carbon associated with producing fresh clean water for customers in the area. We are continuing to deliver solar schemes at Scottish Water sites across Scotland, as we focus on achieving our net zero target by 2040.
“This is more vital than ever in the face of the increasing impact of climate change on our ability to provide water and waste water services.”
