Alison Croft, the company’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Transition Project Manager, and Paul Wilkinson, EV Transition Technical Specialist, will be showcasing one of its new electric vehicles as they take part in the Electric Vehicle Rally of Scotland (EVROS) .
“This award demonstrates that Scottish Water has made substantial progress on climate change mitigation and adaptation and has been assessed as an internationally leading utility.”
Alex Plant
CEO, Scottish Water
The scheme, at Howden Water Treatment Works near Selkirk, consists of 2,112 ground-mounted solar panels and 15 racks of batteries to store the power generated – which will meet over a third of the site’s power usage and support Scottish Water’s drive to reach net zero emissions by 2040.
The site, located in Cumnock, has been fitted out with a combination of ground and roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, helping to lower the carbon footprint of waste water services in the surrounding areas.