Nissan gets green light for 20MW solar extension

• Nissan have actually been given the green light for a 20MW growth of its solar farm at its Sunderland plant.

The automobile titan's growth and also installation companion Engenera sent the preparation application for the project in October, which has actually currently been accepted by the regional council.

It notes a substantial milestone in Nissan's EV36Zero project, as the initial of a potential 10 added solar farms intended. In July, the business announced a preliminary ₤ 1 billion in investment to develop renewables to power its future electrical vehicle production facilities, as well as financing for a brand-new Envision AESC gigafactory as well as Sunderland City Council's renewable resource microgrid.

Along with the solar extension, a 1MW battery storage system using second-life Nissan batteries will likewise be mounted at its Sunderland site to aid equilibrium demand on the grid.

" We have actually been using renewable resources on-site for more than 15 years," said Alan Johnson, vice head of state of manufacturing at Nissan Sunderland. "The expansion of our solar farm is an indispensable part of the Nissan EV36Zero project as well as the business's journey to carbon neutrality."

Nissan originally began considering a growth of its Sunderland site in March, introducing Engenera as its EPC in May.

It first began incorporating renewables at the factory in 2005 with a preliminary setup of wind generators, which add 6.6 MW of power. In 2016 it followed this with the setup of the existing 4.75 MW solar farm.