Renenergy: 188.4GWh solar energy available in UK airport car parks, RenEnergy discovers

Renewable energy company RenEnergy has identified 203,705 spaces across 144 airports in England and Scotland that could be fitted with canopies holding solar PV panels. If all were used, they could generate 188.4GWh of energy - enough to power 52,340 homes annually.The ongoing research is a result of academics manually identifying parking spaces at airports in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland by using existing satellite imagery.Decarbonizing the UK's airportsWith 11 car parks and 51,500 spaces alone, London's Heathrow Airport has been highlighted as the UK's prime site for this technology.Continue reading 188.4GWh solar energy available in UK airport car parks, RenEnergy discovers at Passenger Terminal Today.