{"id":254331,"date":"2012-07-24T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T14:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/news\/bbcs-top-gear-studio-in-dunsfold-uk-fuelled-by-the-sun-2\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T13:17:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T13:17:35","slug":"bbcs-top-gear-studio-in-dunsfold-uk-fuelled-by-the-sun-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/bbcs-top-gear-studio-in-dunsfold-uk-fuelled-by-the-sun-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC\u2019s Top Gear Studio in Dunsfold, UK Fuelled by The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Dunsfold Aerodome, known as BBC\u2019s Top Gear studios, has become one of the few parks in the UK powered by green energy.<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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The aerodrome at Dunsfold Park in Surrey is infamous as the home of BBC\u2019s Top Gear test track and studios. However, the park now has another claim to fame; Dunsfold Park has become one of the nation\u2019s only business parks to be fed entirely on \u2018green energy\u2019.<\/h5>\n

Next time a star\u2026 in a reasonably priced car\u2019 hurtles through the follow-through, viewers might also make out 8,500 ground-mounted solar panels flanking the track. The 2MW installation will provide the business park at Dunsfold Aerodrome with enough electricity during working hours to power the entire business park and any excess energy generated will be fed back into the National Grid.<\/p>\n

The project was developed by Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd with funding provided by Octopus Investments. Under the agreement, Dunsfold Aerodrome lease Lightsource the required land for the solar installation and in return receive unlimited use of the electricity generated as Lightsource recoups its investment through the associated feed-in tariff income.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to announce Dunsfold Park as the latest addition to our portfolio. Events like this illustrate that utility size schemes are viable and Lightsource can deliver them,\u201d commented Nick Boyle, CEO of Lightsource.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entire Dunsfold Park commercial estate is now being powered by the electricity produced by our solar plant during working hours. They will get significant energy bill savings by having just this one source.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jim McAllister, Chief Executive of Dunsfold Park added: \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful. It very much fits in with our sustainable growth agenda. It\u2019s fantastic that the vast majority of our energy is now provided from a renewable source. Our focus on green technologies that help to reduce the aerodrome\u2019s carbon footprint is coming to fruition.”<\/p>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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