Abu Dhabi's largest solar-powered car park is now operational


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Abu Dhabi Airports has announced its completion of the largest solar-powered car park in the UAE capital, which will save 5,300 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. ALSO READ:>> World’s largest solar power plant set to operate as Taqa receives UAE's financingThe three-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) project is installed on the car shading at the short-term car park of the Midfield Terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport, with 7,542 solar panels producing electricity. The energy generated by the grid-connected project will be used to power the car parking facility, with excess energy fed to other sections of the airport. @AUH and @Masdar have completed Abu Dhabi’s largest solar-powered car park facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport’s Midfield Terminal, strengthening #AbuDhabi’s commitment to environmental sustainability and supporting the UAE’s Energy Strategy 2050. pic.twitter.com/6sBU9hjrMj — (@admediaoffice) June 1, 2021“Net-zero development has been a central ethos in the design and construction of the Midfield Terminal. YesThe grid-connected project features 7,542 solar panels on the rooftop of the car park facility, & will provide 3 megawatts of clean energy – enough to power the car park as well as other areas of the airport.