Sun-powered shopping: Syzygy and Landsec deck out Leeds mall with PV panels

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The 2,900-panel installation on the White Rose centre in Leeds is the largest at any UK retail site

A shopping centre in Leeds is now home to the largest solar installation of its kind in the UK, thanks to a partnership between its owners Landsec and clean energy consultancy Syzygy. The two firms...

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