ONE of the UK's largest solar panel installations has been completed at student accommodation in Notts.

MG Renewables installed solar panels on the roofs of 12 accommodation blocks, which are part of a multi-million pound development at the Nottingham Trent University's Clifton campus.

The panels provide 33,000 litres of hot water each day and will save 61 tonnes of CO2 per year.

It is one of dozens of developments the MG Renewables team has worked on across the UK and the biggest they have undertaken to date.

Company director Martin Dowd said: "We are delighted to have been involved in this project, providing and installing the solar thermal system for one of the largest installations undertaken in the UK to date.

"We launched MG Renewables five years ago when most people thought of solar power as science fiction.

"That's all changed now and we are finding we are busier than ever as more and more people and institutions wake up to the benefits of renewable energy."

Business partner Gerry Kennedy added: "Around 90 per cent of all inquiries are driven by environmental awareness.

"People are becoming increasingly passionate about reducing their carbon footprint and the Government incentives now mean there are financial drivers too."

A total of 132 solar panels have been installed – each measuring 46 square feet – covering a total area of more than 6,000 square feet.