CFS have announced how Manchester's tallest building will become clad with a vast array of solar panels, the most in Europe. Three sides of the landmark CIS service tower, the city's tallest building, will be clad with photovoltaic panels, which will create 180,000 units of renewable electricity each year - enough energy to make 9M cups of tea! The ambitious £5.5M solar project, the largest ever in the UK, is being supported by a £885,000 grant from the Northwest Regional Development Agency and a £175,000 grant from the DTI. It is expected that the 400ft high array of dark blue solar panels, which will work regardless of the weather, will stand out on the Manchester skyline and even become a tourist attraction. Work will commence November/04 and it is expected to be complete by the end of 2005.
