EOS Energy lights up Coventry Cathedral
Coventry's cathedral is set to become the first in the UK to have photovoltaic panels installed on the roof. EOS Energy, based in Southam, will complete the 178-solar panel project in the next year.
Solar installer EOS Energy said it will complete the fit-out of a 50kW photovoltaic array on the roof of the cathedral in time for the Queen's visit to the city in 2012.
EOS will be working alongside the cathedral and the Renewable Energy Technology Alliance (RETA) on the project.
The cathedral's executive director, Jane Woodward, said: "It's a Grade-I-listed building and we are fortunate in Coventry because many cathedrals have quite steep pitched roofs behind shady parapets whereas ours is fairly flat. It will make us the first cathedral in country to have solar panels on the roof."
The project forms part of Coventry's plans to prepare the city for the thousands of visitors expected for next year's Olympic football games, which will take place at the Ricoh Arena.
