Bombardier continues to go green with new solar roof in Northern Ireland

Posted on 3 Jun 2015 by Aiden Burgess
Pictured on the rooftop solar installation at Bombardier’s wing facility are Michael Ryan, Vice President and General Manager, Bombardier Belfast and Michael Burke, Managing Director, SALIIS Renewables - image courtesy of Bombardier.

Bombardier has continued its commitment to ‘building green’ with the unveiling of its latest £3.5m investment in Northern Ireland.

The global Canadian-owned aerospace and transportation manufacturer recently unveiled Northern Ireland’s largest solar panel rooftop, which is expected to provide around a quarter of the company’s East Belfast plane maker site’s energy needs. The Irish investment is now one of the UK’s largest rooftop solar panel installations – with the 14,000 solar panels set to…

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