London opens world's largest solar-powered bridge

After five years in the making, the Network Rail cut the ribbons to the largest solar-powered bridge across the River Thames.

Solar panels on Blackfriars bridge in London Photograph: /Network Rail

The bridge is covered with 4,400 photovoltaic panels, which will provide up to half of the energy for London's Blackfriars station. This is predicted to cut the carbon emissions for the station by an estimated 511 tonnes a year.

This adds to their sustainable movements, already in use are electric trains, which are the greenest form of public transport

To read more about this project from The Guardian, click here.