F1 Bahrain GP relies on solar source to generate energy

All energy used by this year's Gulf Air Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix will come from sustainable energy sources, meeting the needs of the BIC (Bahrain International Circuit) throughout the race weekend.

“The rapid completion of the first phase of the Bahrain International Circuit’s solar energy transformation is an important milestone in F1’s goal to be carbon neutral by 2030 and the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Net Zero ambitions,” said Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa, Chief Executive of the Bahrain International Circuit.

“Over the coming months, we will continue to make progress on several exciting initiatives focused on further increasing our energy and water efficiency, as well as developing opportunities to expand our solar production,” he added.

“This is another very important moment in our plans to achieve net zero carbon in the sport by 2030 and again shows the vision and speed of action that our experienced promoter here in Bahrain is delivering,” said Stefano Domenicali, President and CEO of Formula 1.

“It’s great that the energy requirements for the entire race weekend will be covered by solar energy and shows what we can do as a sporting community to contribute positively to reducing emissions and our carbon footprint,” concluded Domenicali.

According to BIC, in addition to providing energy for the space's lights through a solar source, the project integrated the installation of charging stations. electric vehicles.

Afore inverters were used to develop the project. “The Afore inverter stood out in the public tender with its excellent quality and stable performance and successfully won the project with an installed capacity of 3.883 kW,” the Chinese manufacturer commented on its social media. According to Afore, the project was completed by the project development company Intl. IREC Energia WLL.