Harvey Hadden Leisure In August 2015, EvoEnergy installed the UK’s largest solar carport (at the time of installation) for Nottingham City Council at the Harvey Hadden Sports Village, turning their otherwise regular car park into a source of renewable energy generation. Generated energy is immediately available to use onsite – over 50 MWh every year – with the carport also o?ering additional bene?ts to athletes and visitors by protecting their vehicles and themselves from the elements. The installation was part of a £16m redevelopment invested into the site which also included a number of other energy e?ciency measures to re?ect the council’s ongoing commitment to reducing the City’s carbon emissions by 26% in 2020 (compared to 2005 levels). The 67 kWp system, made up of 448 thin-?lm solar

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