Europe’s biggest floating solar panel array

Europe’s biggest ever floating solar panel array is being installed on Queen Elizabeth II reservoir in Walton-on-Thames as part of Thames Water’s ambitious plan to self-generate a third of its own energy by 2020.

Just over 23,000 solar photovoltaic panels will be floated on the reservoir following an agreement between Thames Water, Ennoviga Solar and Lightsource Renewable Energy.

The floating pontoon will cover about a tenth of the reservoir, enough to fill eight Wembley pitches.