Approval granted for the installation of photovoltaic panels on the Sant Jordi Club roof

Barcelona City Council's Government Commission has given the go-ahead to the final project for providing the Olympic Ring with a photovoltaic facility for self-consumption  

Covering 2,300 m2 with a power of 430 kW, it will be installed on the Sant Jordi Club roof and enable the generation of 655,000 kWh every year, equivalent to the annual consumption of 200 city households 

The Olympic Ring is making progress in its commitment to sustainability. Barcelona City Council’s Government Commission has given its approval to the final project for installing photovoltaic panels on the Sant Jordi Club roof. 

Intended exclusively for self-consumption, the panel will help to reduce the generation of greenhouse gases in all the Olympic Ring facilities and start the journey on the road to energy self-sufficiency. It is also an important step by Barcelona de Serveis Municipals (B:SM) in its commitment to reducing the generation of CO2 in all its buildings.  

The photovoltaic facility, which will be located on the Sant Jordi Club roof, is made up of 896 photovoltaic modules with power of 430 kW. It will cover 2,300 m2 and help to generate 655,000 kWh a year, equivalent to the annual consumption of 200 city households.

The energy generated by these and other photovoltaic panels yet to be installed at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium will cover practically the entire ordinary energy consumption of all the Olympic Ring buildings, guaranteeing an annual saving of 89.1 tonnes of CO2. It will therefore be a giant leap forward in the Olympic Ring’s ecological transition and greening strategy. 

The Sant Jordi Club photovoltaic facility has a budget of 610,000 euros and will be ready in under a year. 

A further step forward in the Olympic Ring’s commitment to the environment

Installing the photovoltaic panels is one of the projects being pushed by the Olympic Ring to reduce the environmental impact of its activity. It follows others already carried out or in progress in the field of energy, such as the gradual installation of LED lighting and the replacement of air-conditioning equipment with new, more efficient models, reducing consumption in the last 10 years by around 35%. 

The Olympic Ring also actively promotes selective waste collection and recycling during the events it holds, putting special emphasis on eliminating single-use plastics and replacing them with compostable or reusable material. 

Furthermore, whenever possible, the circular economy is encouraged by donating recyclable material to social organisations.