Gateshead gains UK’s first solar-power charging station

Business Minister Ian Lucas switched on the UK's first publicly-available solar-powered electric vehicle charging point at Gateshead Civic Centre today as he visited one of the country's leading low carbon economic area.
Funded by regional development agency, One North East, the  solar-powered canopy is manufactured through a partnership between solar PV producer, Romag and steel-sheet manufacturer, [...]
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