Food firm building solar car ports to cut carbon

A frozen food firm is building 39 solar car ports to help charge its fleet of electric refrigerated delivery vans in a bid to cut its carbon emissions.

Apetito, based in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, was granted retrospective planning permission to build the three-metre (10ft) canopies mounted with solar panels on land freed up when an unused building was demolished.

The company, which supplies meals to care homes, schools, and hospitals, has already installed solar panels on many of the roofs of its manufacturing plant.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, once the carports are complete, it will provide 15% of the electricity used across the entire site.