RenEnergy has installed 983 solar panels at Witham Leisure Centre for Braintree Council in Essex. The 407KW solar panel installation includes both solar carports and roof arrays.
The project had to be delivered before a Sport England Funding deadline at the end of March 2025 and simultaneous installation of the rooftop and carport panels brought various logistical, resource and health and safety considerations. The scale of the project also meant that numerous local contractors were working on-site together.

Now, the leisure centre will be operating at a 34.7% self-sufficiency level. There may also be the chance to add EV chargers.
Mark Wilson, Sustainability Manager at Braintree District Council said: “Right now, lots of local councils up and down the country are looking for sustainability solutions and we’ve shown that stakeholders investing in this has immense benefits for everyone.”

Damian Baker, Managing Director of RenEnergy UK said: “As a company, we’ve seen an increase in the number of businesses and local authorities asking us to help them make their workplaces more sustainable.

“It’s great to see more companies starting to take notice of how seemingly small things can make a huge difference. We were able to maximise less space by using rooftop and carport arrays, both of which haven’t disrupted the daily operations of the leisure centre. It’s more than possible to reach environmental targets without reducing the operational efficiency of the buildings we work on.”