Airport spends £10m on solar farm to reduce emissions

BBC News
Alice Cullinane
16 June 2025

Birmingham Airport has spent nearly £10m on a solar farm to help reduce its emissions.

More than 12,000 panels have been installed on the airport's noise bund - mounds of soil that reduce noise pollution and protect residential areas from aircraft noise.

The farm produces more than 20% of the airport's power and is enough to reduce its carbon footprint by about 1,000 tonnes a year, the airport said.

Chief finance and sustainability officer Simon Richards said the panels were part of the airport's plan to hit net-zero carbon by 2033.

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