Blackfriars Railway Bridge Solar Panels

As part of a project with solar installation firm solarcentury the roof of the bridge has been covered with 4 400 photovoltaic panels providing up to half of the energy for london blackfriars.

Blackfriars railway bridge solar panels.

London blackfriars railway bridge is the largest solar panel bridge in the world. The electricity generated will be enough to cover half of london s blackfriars station electricity needs and most importantly the use of renewable energy will help. The only other solar bridge in the world is the kurilpa bridge in brisbane australia. Network rail said it was the world s largest solar bridge and would provide up to 50 of blackfriars.

Work on the blackfriars project began in october 2011. Image courtesy of network rail. The blackfriars solar bridge features about 4 400 solar panels fixed on its roof. The first solar panel being fixed on to the bridge s roof.

Image courtesy of solarcentury co uk and networkrail co uk. Blackfriars railway station upgrade. Paul s further east on the left with the impressive dome. Some 4 400 solar photovoltaic pv panels were placed on the new roof of the bridge.

Work has finished on what is now the largest solar bridge in the world. Solarcentury the uk company managing the installation expects the panels to produce around 900 000 kwh of electricity annually. A solar roof with 4 400 panels has been unveiled on blackfriars bridge in central london. Blackfriars bridge part of blackfriars station in london has been fitted with 4 400 photovoltaic panels which are.

It is the largest solar array in london.