July 1, 2021, 12:05 am
New air source heat pumps will be also be installed with sub-metering to track renewable energy generation in real time (Jane Barlow/PA)
Scottish Canals has announced plans to reach net zero by 2030 with a green investment in one of the country’s landmark attractions.
The public body will put £250,000 into The Falkirk Wheel to install 85 new solar panels and generate up to 18,000kWh per annum.
It would save the equivalent of 5.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year at the world’s only rotating boatlift.
New air source heat pumps will be also be installed with sub-metering to track renewable energy generation in real time and display it in a newly-refurbished visitor centre.
Falkirk Wheel investment will help Scottish Canals reach net zero by 2030
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Falkirk Wheel: Scottish Canals to reach net zero by 2030 at landmark attraction
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