Cis Tower Manchester Solar Panels

The solar panelling is the uk s largest solar array and europe s largest vertical solar array.

Cis tower manchester solar panels.

The tower remained as built for over 40 years until maintenance. Largest array of solar panels. Contrary to popular belief light levels in the uk are sufficient to make photovoltaic cells viable throughout the country with photovoltaics generating power even on cloudy days. The co operative insurance cis office building is the tallest building in manchester uk.

The office building of co operative insurance cis an insurance company in manchester has been transformed into europe s largest vertical array of solar panels designed to convert daylight into electricity. The tower remained as built for over 40 years until maintenance. The cis tower is an office skyscraper on miller street in manchester england it was completed in 1962 and rises to 387 feet 118 m in height. The cooperative insurance society has put in a planning application to clad a large part of the 28 storey cis tower with enough panels to.

When it was completed in 1962 it was the first building in manchester taller than the town hall tower and the third highest building in europe. The grade ii listed building which houses the co operative banking group is manchester s eighth tallest building and the tallest office building in the united kingdom outside london. The tallest building in the infamously rainy city of manchester is to be covered by solar panels on three sides. 2009 nick grayson the cis tower in manchester has three of its four sides completely clad in.

According to cis the panels generate 180 000 units of electricity each year enough energy to make 9 000 000 cups of tea. Work on the 5 5m project will start shortly and is expected to be completed by the end of 2005. Greater manchester news. The grade ii listed building which houses the co operative banking group is manchester s fifth tallest building and the tallest office building in the united kingdom outside london.

In 2006 the service tower was clad in 7 000 blue solar panels. Probably more than cis staff manage to drink each year. Cis tower in manchester uk was solar retrofitted in 2006 to make it europe s largest vertical solar array. The cis tower in manchester city centre is covered in the new bipv solar panels which are much more efficient.

Christopher thomond for the guardian solar photovoltaic panels are. The cis tower is one of the tallest buildings in the uk outside london and will create 180 000 units of renewable electricity each year. Because it is now home to the largest commercial solar facade in europe and the largest solar power system in the uk.