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Solar scheme helps power Borders water supply
A new solar scheme is now helping to power essential water services in the Scottish Borders, reducing operating costs and cutting carbon emissions. The £371,000 investment has seen the installation of 450 tank-top mounted solar panels at Scottish Water’s Roberton Water Treatment Works near Hawick, which will generate around 0.21GWh of green electricity annually. Sixty-five percent…
20 January 2026 -
Bute Solar Schemes Powering Scottish Water Sites
Two solar schemes are powering water and waste water services on the Isle of Bute, reducing costs and carbon. At Loch Ascog Water Treatment Works, a £300,000 scheme has seen 372 roof and tank top mounted panels installed which are now generating around 0.19GWh of green energy annually. Over 50 per…
11 December 2025 -
Hydro Scheme Hits Key Milestone with Turbine Installation
The £3.4 million scheme has taken a major step forward, bringing green energy generation one step closer. Central to the generation of green energy at the site, the turbine will be powered by raw water flowing through it before entering the Scottish Water water treatment works at Carron Valley, and…
02 December 2025 -
Cowdenbeath Liquid Waste Reception Facility Goes Green
A £1 million solar scheme is now complete at Cowdenbeath liquid waste facility linked to Levenmouth Waste Water Treatment Works in Fife. Over 1,700 ground mounted solar panels have been installed at the site, which safely receives and stores commercial liquid waste before transferring it to Levenmouth Treatment Works for…
06 November 2025 -
£2.4m Solar Carport Underway at Scottish Water Head Office
Work has started on a £2.4m solar carport at Scottish Water’s Stepps Office, one of the largest of its kind in Scotland. The scheme will see 2,250 bifacial solar panels, which soak up sunlight from both sides, installed at the site providing a covered car parking area that also produces…
29 September 2025 -
Greenock’s Drinking Water Goes Solar
A £482,000 solar scheme is helping provide clean drinking water to thousands of homes in and around Greenock. The Scottish Water Horizons project has seen 480 solar panels installed on top of a water tank at the site at Overton which are expected to generate 0.24 GWh of green electricity…
10 September 2025
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