New Solar Power For Broadwater Farm

Commissioned in the last week of July 2011, the new solar array on the cold stores at Broadwater Farm is a big step towards our aims of reducing our dependence on fossel fuels.

It is hoped that the 84kw system will provide enough electricity to maintain the cold store temperatures of the 1000 tonnes of storage that the building houses.

Peter Checkley, Farm Manager said, "Tree fruit is already one of the most sustainable foods available. It's achiles heal, however, is the cold storage that is required to provide year round availability. This new solar project goes a long way towards solving this problem".