Adey SteelShop has helped to create a new Solar Car Park in East Sussex.
The Loughborough-based steel fabrication and processing specialists joined forces with 3ti, the UK’s leading provider of EV solar car parks, to manufacture, supply and install over 110 tonnes of steel to form the eight canopies for over 400 car parking spaces at the Eastbourne District General Hospital.
Solar car parks enable energy production in open spaces that tend to be positioned conveniently near to high traffic facilities such as hospitals, shopping centres or offices. The canopies have additional benefits in that they protect cars from rain and snow, or hot sun in the summer.
The project, the first of its kind by 3ti for an NHS Trust, saw 3ti utilise its unique ‘3t’ approach to integrate local mains electricity with solar power and EV charge points to deliver clean, consistent solar energy through the installation of over 2,000 solar panels for the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust whilst providing fast charging EV points for staff working at the hospital. The solar car park is expected to provide 1,000MWh of electricity for the hospital when fully operational, helping to cut the Trusts’ energy bills through the use of renewable energy.
Click here to watch our video of the solar car park installation in Eastbourne.
If you would like to discuss a future project, feel free to get in touch with the team at Adey SteelShop on either 01509 633366 or email [email protected].