Energi PLC is leading the way forward in being the first company to install Solar Trackers at a UK University. The Solar Trackers were installed at UCLan in September 2009. The devices will track the sun’s path over the course of the day and are 40% more efficient than standard solar panels and even gather electricity when it is cloudy. The trackers will also help save 6,134 kgs of CO2 per year and were part-funded by the BRE LCBP Phase 2 grant scheme. Electricity generated from the Trackers will feed the national grid.

Solar Tracker installed at UClan

Mark Dickson, managing director of Energi, said: “UCLan are very forward thinking in their carbon reduction plans and have forged ahead with installing the first ever Solar Trackers at a UK University.

“This is yet a great example of our work that is continuing in the education sector and in helping reduce energy bills and carbon footprints. This was an exciting project to be involved in and we were extremely delighted in working with UCLan again and we are looking forward to working with UCLan again in the near future.”