Car park solar panels could generate 1.3GW of 'untapped' green electricity

Stuart Stone
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Credit: RenEnergy

Solar panels mounted above over half a million suitable car parking spaces could generate enough electricity to power 350,000 homes, study claims

Installing solar panels above more than half a million car parking spaces in England and Scotland could generate at least 1.3GW of clean electricity, a new study has found. According to calculations...

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