YEN Cartoon: Drinks Giant Builds Solar Farm To Power Wakefield Factory

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YEN Cartoon: Drinks Giant Builds Solar Farm To Power Wakefield Factory

Illustration by Steve Spencer


The biggest soft drinks production plant in Europe has built a solar farm the size of 12 football pitches near its Wakefield factory.

Coca-Cola European Partners say the site will generate up to five megawatts of energy, which is expected to supply around 15% of all the electricity used at the factory. That’s enough to produce more than 300 plastic bottles and 900 cans a minute!

Wakefield Council’s Cabinet Member for Economic Growth and Regeneration, Councillor Denise Jeffery, said: β€œIt is very good news that Coca-Cola, a leading company with a large factory in Wakefield, has chosen solar energy as a sustainable form of energy to support production of its products. This is great for the district, supporting our commitment to reducing carbon emissions locally.”


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