Yorkshire Building Society is installing solar panels in the car park of its Bradford HQ to support its target of reaching Net Zero in its estate by 2035 and saving at least £100,000 every year.
It’s using space in its car park at Yorkshire Drive on Rooley Lane to install solar carports, ground-mounted canopies with slightly angled roofs that are ideal for solar panels. The shape of the carport will optimise the energy they generate while providing shelter for parked cars. The electricity generated will be used on site, helping the Society to reduce its carbon footprint.
The solar panel installations, which will complement existing rooftop solar panels installed in 2014, will help to reduce the need for electricity from the grid, which will cut down carbon emissions.
Alice Sweeting, Senior Manager, Environmental Sustainability for Yorkshire Building Society said: “In our mission to build a greener society, reduce our carbon dioxide emissions and reach Net Zero in our property estate by 2035, we’re installing solar carports in two of our car parks at Yorkshire Drive.
“As well as providing useful sheltered parking for colleagues, the carports will provide a space-efficient way to generate our own energy which will complement the renewable energy we already source through the National Grid.
“This is one of a number of retrofit activities we have undertaken, underway or planned for our estate that will support our journey towards Net Zero in our property estate.” The installation was supported by Energy Efficient Solutions Group.
