{"id":46278,"date":"2016-12-05T10:02:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T15:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=46278"},"modified":"2016-12-22T05:27:22","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T10:27:22","slug":"hogwarts-school-gloucester-cathedral-goes-solar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/hogwarts-school-gloucester-cathedral-goes-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Hogwarts School (aka Gloucester Cathedral in UK) Goes Solar"},"content":{"rendered":"
Originally published on EdenKeeper.org<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Formally blessed and sanctified, 150 solar panels forming a 38 kW array have been pressed into religious service at the iconic Gloucester Cathedral in Gloucestershire, England. Dubbed the oldest cathedral in the world to install solar panels, the new photovoltaic system will help reduce the ancient cathedral’s energy costs by 25%.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Gloucester Cathedral Project Pilgrim Manager Anne Cranston noted<\/a>, “We have bought clean energy for the past few years, but churches and cathedrals have the benefit of being west-east aligned and therefore a lot of us have these south facing roofs. She continued, “It seemed somewhat of a gift if we could take advantage of it.”<\/p>\n Overseeing the solar installation, MyPower’s Ben Harrison stated, “From a green perspective, it’ll save them about 16 tonnes of carbon dioxide<\/a> \u2026 per annum.” He explained that the CO2 offset would be “equivalent to planting several acres of woodland per year.”<\/p>\n Harrison added, “In terms of the sustainability, the energy production, it’s been extremely satisfying.” He also noted that the project was “the opportunity of a lifetime. Very few people get the opportunity to go on the roof of Gloucester Cathedral, let alone be part of creating its future.”<\/p>\n