Airports
UK's Farnborough Airport To Go Solar
The solar energy array will account for 25 percent of the airport's power needs
Farnborough Airport
With many airport hangar roofs unable to support the weight of traditional solar arrays, for its new installation to begin this year Farnborough Airport will partner with a company that has developed a new cutting-edge lightweight solar panel. (Photo: Farnborough Airport)

UK business aviation hub Farnborough Airport will soon embark on a solar energy project that will be one of the largest installations in the southeastern part of the country.

When completed, the project will cover 25 percent of the airport’s electricity needs. Solar panels will be installed on the curved roofs of the airport’s iconic hangars, on its three-story terminal, the airport control tower, its ground support facility, and on the onsite Aviator Hampshire Hotel. It will also allow Farnborough’s fleet of electric vehicles to be charged using self-generated electricity.

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