Solar for Automotive & Engineering
Power precision operations with predictable energy.
Workshops, paint shops and plant run long daytime hours on significant power — a strong match for rooftop solar across automotive and engineering sites.
Solar for your industry
We start from how your industry actually runs.
Automotive and engineering sites run compressed air, welding, machining, paint plant and HVAC across long working days, with steady daytime baseload punctuated by peaks. Electricity is a major input cost and increasingly a customer procurement criterion.
Roof areas over production and workshop buildings can host systems sized to the daytime baseload, with generation absorbed by continuous processes and equipment.
Consistent daytime demand makes self-consumption high and the business case robust — while demonstrable carbon reduction increasingly supports OEM and tier-one supplier requirements.
Why go solar?
Six reasons it works for automotive & engineering.
Reduce electricity expenditure
Offset compressed air, machining, welding and HVAC loads through working hours.
Improve long-term cost visibility
Stable generation costs support quoting and contract pricing.
Reduce carbon emissions
Meet OEM, tier-one and customer carbon requirements.
Use existing roof space
Workshop and production roofs generate without operational impact.
Support supply chain requirements
Verified carbon reduction strengthens tender and audit positions.
Create long-term business value
A lower cost base on energy-intensive operations.
The three routes
Three ways to go solar.
Same system, three commercial routes. Choose no upfront cost, spread the investment, or own it outright — each option is explained on its service page.
How it works
From first conversation to first kilowatt.
- 01
Tell us about your business
Share your site, your operations and your annual electricity spend.
- 02
Site & energy assessment
We survey the roof or land and analyse how and when you consume power.
- 03
Receive your tailored proposal
A clear comparison of funded, financed and outright purchase options.
- 04
Agreement & installation
Sign the agreement and our teams install with minimal disruption.
- 05
Generate solar energy & ongoing support
Solar powers your operations, with monitoring and maintenance in place.
Our work & clients
Projects we have delivered
50 MW West Raynham
50 MWp · 46.7 GWh/yr
9.8 MW Hayford
9.8 MWp · 15.3 GWh/yr
7.2 MW West Holcombe
7.2 MWp · 6.9 GWh/yr
2.5 MW Barnfield
2.5 MWp · 2.3 GWh/yr
12 MW Chelveston
12 MWp · 48.0 GWh/yr
Lisset's Residential Homes
234 kWp · 146,040 kWh/yr
Holiday Inn Express Cardiff Airport
128 kWp · 85,148 kWh/yr
Morrison’s Clacton-On-Sea Supermarket
600 kWp · 540,000 kWh/yr
Brooke Energy – Jewells Farm Solar PV Project
127 kWp · 95,700 kWh/yr
Treowen Stars Sports and Social Club
12 kWp · 9,219 kWh/yr
Thompson Street Barry Flats
4 kWp · 3,662 kWh/yr
Upton Barn Wedding Venue
50 kWp · 33,408 kWh/yr
All Creatures Great and Small
31 kWp · 25,888 kWh/yr
Pear Tree Drive
13 kWp · 11,532 kWh/yr
The Fern Partnership
6 kWp · 4,716 kWh/yr
Markaz Tawheed
40 kWp · 38,000 kWh/yr
Blandford Connect
50 kWp · 50,648 kWh/yr
Southill Primary School
50 kWp · 50,420 kWh/yr
Upton Barn & Walled Garden
50 kWp · 33,408 kWh/yr
Blandford School
44 kWp · 46,327 kWh/yr
Questions
Frequently asked questions.
Enquiries
Discover What Solar Could Mean for Your Business.
Tell us about your automotive & engineering site and electricity spend. If solar looks viable, we will show you exactly how; if it does not, we will say so.