The array will produce approximately 70,000 kW hours of electricity annually, cutting the School of Art’s carbon emissions by more than five per cent.
The project will contribute toward reaching the University’s aim to reduce overall emissions by 35 per cent by 2020.
Set to be complete by the end of 2012, the installation is the result of the first large grant awarded by the University’s Carbon Reduction Fund, which provides interest-free loans for green projects around campus.
The tender process for the installation will be opened later this year.
