ENERGY
SOLAR-POWERED CAR PORT
BENTLEY
BENTLEY MOTORS TO BUILD THE UK’S LARGEST
EVER SOLAR- POWERED CAR PORT
About Bentley Motors
Bentley Motors is the most
sought after luxury car brand in
the world.
The company’s headquarters
in Crewe is home to all of
its operations including
design, R&D, engineering and
production of the company’s
four model lines, Bentayga,
Continental, Flying Spur and
Mulsanne.
The combination of fine
craftsmanship, using skills
that have been handed down
through generations, alongside
engineering expertise and
cutting-edge technology is
unique to UK luxury car brands
such as Bentley.
It is also an example of high-
value British manufacturing
at its best. Bentley employs
around 4,000 people at Crewe.
Bentley Motors today announces that
construction has started on the UK’s largest
ever solar-powered car port at Bentley’s
factory headquarters in Crewe, UK.
The installation of 10,000 solar panels,
which has a capacity of 2.7MW, will take
approximately six months to complete.
Once completed, the car port - which
covers Bentley’s colleague car park - will
take Bentley’s energy system to 30,815 solar
panels. This includes the 20,815 panel roof
top installation completed in 2013.
Commenting on the installation, Peter
Bosch, Bentley’s Member of the Board for
Manufacturing, said:
“We continue to focus on new initiatives
that reinforce our commitment to the
environment, whether this is introducing
alternative powertrain technologies in
future models, or our award-winning work
to reduce the environmental impact of our
factory.
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“This solar installation is another example
of how we can make our factory more
sustainable by using technological
innovation. This helps us produce
extraordinary cars with responsibly-
sourced materials in an efficient manner,
while continually striving to reduce the
company’s environmental impact.”
The solar car port installation, which covers
1,378 car parking spaces, and an area of
16,426m2, will be installed and operated
by FlexiSolar, the innovative solar car port
specialist.
The project is also backed by Innovate
UK, the UK’s innovation agency driven
to support the science and technology
initiatives that will grow the UK economy.
This solar installation announcement
follows recent recognition that Bentley
Motors has become the first UK automotive
manufacturer to be awarded the Carbon
Trust Standards for carbon, water and
waste, further reducing the environmental
impact of its operations in Crewe.
About FlexiSolar
FlexiSolar’s vision is to integrate
three core technologies to
reduce customers costs and
to help decarbonise energy
generation and transport.
With an expert team benefitting
from over 100 years working in
the solar industry and the wider
renewables sector, the design,
manufacturing, installation and
operations company focusses
on offering innovative solar
carport solutions, integrated
with battery storage and
electric vehicle charging
infrastructure.
www.flexi-solar.com