Jim Crosbie, Toyota's Deeside Plant Director, said: "The significant investment made in the new solar array marks a major advance for Deeside and Toyota Manufacturing UK in our mission to minimise the environmental impact of our operations, cutting carbon emissions and powering our production in a way that's cleaner and more environmentally efficient.

"It demonstrates that while Toyota is famous for building lower carbon vehicles, we are just as focused on developing greener production methods and nurturing awareness of environmental issues among our members, and our local communities. The solar array won't just reduce our carbon footprint -- it will demonstrate to the wider Welsh and UK manufacturing sector the tangible benefits renewable energy can deliver."

Gab Barbaro, Managing Director of British Gas Business Services, said: "We're proud to have partnered with Toyota to deliver this multi-million pound project. This is the first large industrial solar array that British Gas has delivered in Wales. This project shows that solar is a viable energy solution for companies operating in the heavy industry sector."
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