The 16,000-seater stadium will operate entirely on renewable energy, with roof-mounted solar panels, an air-source heat pump and energy efficient building fabric
Planning permission has been granted for what is claimed will be the UK’s first all-electric football stadium.
Cherwell District Council’s planning committee gave the green light for Oxford United’s proposed 16,000-seater stadium to be built on land called the Triangle, near Kidlington.
The stadium, located 6 kilometres north of Oxford, will operate entirely on renewable energy, integrating 3,500 square metres of roof-mounted solar panels to help reduce the impact on the national grid during match days.
An air-source heat pump and energy efficient building fabric will remove the need for carbon-based fuels and provide an 80% reduction in carbon emissions per years, compared with gas boilers.
