Arsenal FC: they’re by far the greenest staff the world has ever seen!
Octopus Power and Arsenal FC teamed up again in 2016 when Arsenal turned the primary staff within the Premier League to energy its stadium with 100% renewable vitality.
6 years later and we’re each nonetheless very dedicated to creating the membership extra sustainable.
Octopus has assisted Arsenal to save lots of 2.32mn kg of C02 per 12 months, the equal weight of 844 double-decker buses, or the annual carbon emissions of 2673 followers simply by powering the Emirates Stadium.
Since starting our lengthy standing partnership, we additionally began powering London Colney coaching floor, have planted 50,000 bushes with the membership, held sustainability courses for native youngsters and put in EV chargers on the stadium.
Inexperienced Military
Arsenal matches are powered by 100% renewable electrical energy! We put in a 3MW battery at Emirates Stadium. This mega-battery can retailer sufficient inexperienced electrical energy to energy the stadium for a whole recreation or energy 2,700 properties for 2 hours.
103 video games have been performed utilizing sustainable vitality to energy the stadium, rating the Gunners primary within the sustainability for the Premier League!
Our vitality specialists hatched an thought to instal an enormous battery within the Emirates Stadium that was able to serving to the grid stability itself
Because of the enormous battery on the stadium, Arsenal can keep away from utilizing the grid throughout peak hours when vitality is ‘soiled’ and dearer. They keep away from these peak energy costs by shopping for electrical energy when its cheaper and storing it for utilization when costs are excessive.
This ensures that Arsenal are defending the environment from further carbon emissions even whereas matches are being performed – and Octopus Power provides the battery with 100% inexperienced energy.
Main the cost
We have helped Emirates Stadium set up 6 EV chargers serving to EV driver supporters to cost utilizing 100% renewable electrical energy throughout video games.
Tree-Nil to the Arsenal
Octopus and Arsenal have planted 1000’s of native bushes collectively from the coaching grounds of Colney to varsities within the native space. We even planted bushes within the Amazon Rainforest to help critically vital ecosystems and native individuals who rely and know the forest.
Again in 2020, Hector Bellerin, ex defender of Arsenal and current defender of the Planet, pledged to plant a whopping 3,000 bushes for each recreation the Gunners gained in June and July in a incredible inexperienced team-up with One Tree Planted. And we have matched that, tree for tree!
Total, we’ve planted almost 50,000 bushes collectively!
Arsenal Supporter Tariff
Our particular Arsenal tariff offers prospects 100% renewable electrical energy and enters them into common prize attracts too. Since our partnership started, 1000’s of supporters have switched to inexperienced energy.
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