FES Support Services was appointed to Scottish Water’s Renewable Energy Schemes Framework in 2021.  The latest project to be awarded under the framework is from Scottish Water Horizons, the utility’s commercial subsidiary, for their the largest and most ambitious solar energy scheme to date at Balmore.

Within the grounds of the Balmore Water Treatment Works, FES will install 8,620  ground-mounted solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels on Scottish Water land.  The scheme will save 1,100 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per annum. 

The green technology will offset 19 per cent of the electricity required to operate the facility, with the new solar PV system generating 4 GWh of energy on an annual basis – that’s the same amount of energy needed to power around 1,300 standard UK homes. 

We will also install electric vehicle charging facilities at the site to support the transition of Scottish Water’s 1,600-vehicle fleet of vans and tankers from fossil fuels to clean electricity.

We are delighted to be part of the team delivering this ambitious project.