Nissan announces plans for major expansion of renewable energy at Sunderland Plant

Posted on 12 Mar 2021 by Tom Lane

Proposal would generate enough power to build every Nissan LEAF sold in Europe, as Nissan heads towards a carbon-neutral future.

Nissan has today announced plans for a major expansion to renewable energy generation at its record-breaking plant in Sunderland, UK. Complementing the plant’s existing wind turbines and solar farm, the proposed 20MW solar farm extension represents a further step in Nissan’s path to carbon neutrality. If approved, the 37,000-panel extension would result in 20% of…

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