Work starts on £2.4 million solar carport at Scottish Water’s head office

OCS is partnering Scottish Water Horizons to build one of the largest solar carports in the country at Scottish Water's head office in Stepps.

The £2.4m project will see 2,250 bifacial panels installed, creating a covered car parking area.

Once operational, the system will produce approximately 1 MW of energy annually, meeting more than a third of the site’s power demand and saving 160 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent each year.

Power generated by the panels will be managed through a new LV switchboard in a purpose-built enclosure, with cables routed via in-ground ducts and containment systems to inverters located throughout the car park.

The project, which is expected to be completed by next summer, builds on more than 92 solar schemes already in place at Scottish Water sites, whic