Blackfriars Bridge London Solar Panels

Work on the blackfriars project began in october 2011.

Blackfriars bridge london solar panels. The project is designed by will alsop and built by balfour beatty. More than a hundred bridges 26 tunnels and public ferries cross the river thames but london s blackfriars station will be unique sporting approximately 6 000 square meters of photovoltaic panels. Image courtesy of network rail. Its parapet contains over 4400 solar photo voltaic panels generating 50 of the stations electricity needs and around 900 000 kwh per year.

A solar roof with 4 400 panels has been unveiled on blackfriars bridge in central london. Work has finished on what is now the largest solar bridge in the world. The first solar panel being fixed on to the bridge s roof. Image courtesy of network rail.

Construction on the blackfriars solar bridge is expected to be completed in 2012. Solarcentury the uk company managing the installation expects the panels to produce around 900 000 kwh of electricity annually. Blackfriars railway station upgrade. Blackfriars bridge across the river thames in london uk is the world s largest solar bridge.

The blackfriars solar bridge features about 4 400 solar panels fixed on its roof. Some 4 400 solar photovoltaic pv panels were placed on the new roof of the bridge. As part of the thameslink programme the platforms at blackfriars station have been extended across the thames and partially supported by the 1864 bridge piers. As part of a project with solar installation firm solarcentury the roof of the bridge has been covered with 4 400 photovoltaic panels providing up to half of the energy for london blackfriars.

The 4 400 photovoltaic panels cover the roof of the station and produce enough energy to make almost 80 000 cups of tea a day. Image courtesy of solarcentury co uk and networkrail co uk. It is the largest solar array in london. The work also includes the installation of a roof covered with photovoltaic solar panels.

Blackfriars bridge part of blackfriars station in london has been fitted with 4 400 photovoltaic panels which are expected. Network rail said it was the world s largest solar bridge and would provide up to 50 of blackfriars. The world s first solar bridge is the kurilpa footbridge which was built in 2009 in brisbane australia.