Peel Ports Group will install the UK’s largest roof-mounted solar energy system at the Port of Liverpool. 

The first stage of the project could see as many as 63 000 solar panels, installed on 26 buildings across the Port of Liverpool, Peels Ports Group said in a statement. 

The solar array is expected to be the largest of its kind in the UK and will generate up to 25% of the Port’s annual electricity needs. 

“More than 6 000 solar panels have already been delivered to the port ready to be installed on the new 22297 square metre Alexandra Dock warehouse, which is nearing completion,” Peel Ports Group said in a statement. 

The project is being financed and delivered by E.ON and is due to be completed by mid-2026. 

The second stage of the agreement will replace the five existing wind turbines at the port with four new, larger turbines generating close to 20 MW. This will bring Peel Ports Group within reach of its ambition of powering the Port of Liverpool entirely by renewable energy generated on site, including at night and over winter when the solar panels are not producing as much energy. It is expected this phase could begin as early as 2027/28. 

Peel Ports Group CEO, Claudio Veritiero, said the project would revolutionise the port’s energy system.