Solar panels might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you picture a transfer station, but 30 of them have just gone up at our Warkworth site.

We’re always looking for practical ways to make our business more sustainable, and with all that roof space already catching plenty of sun it made sense to use it to generate some energy.

The new 15 kW system is expected to produce 21,482 kWh of electricity each year. About 81% of that will be used on site, with the remaining 19% fed back into the grid.

It’s early days yet, but we’re looking forward to seeing how it performs over the coming months.