A wastewater treatment facility in Dunfermline is the latest Scottish Water facility to be fitted with onsite solar technology, as the water company progresses towards its net-zero carbon target for 2040. Dunfermline Wastewater Treatment Works has had a new 231kW solar PV system installed by Scottish Water’s commercial subsidiary Scottish Water Horizons, which invested £300,000 in the 784-panel system.
The new system will generate 0.2GWhr of energy on an annual basis, equivalent to powering 55 homes for the year. The system will account for 10% of the electricity required to power the facility, which serves 81,000 customers in Dunfermline, Inverkeithing, Dalgety Bay, Crossgates, Rosyth and Kingseat. The Scottish Government has set the water company a target to generate or host three times the energy it uses by 2030, as part of the 2040 net-zero ambition. As of last year, Scottish Water is generating double the amount of renewable energy compared to its electricity consumption.
The UK water sector has been one of the most proactive when it comes to decarbonisation. UK water companies will focus on self-generated renewables, energy efficiency improvements and the roll-out of low-emission vehicles as part of a new roadmap to help the water sector reach net-zero emissions by 2030.
Source: Edie
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