London Stadium: Plan for £4.35m solar roof gets go-ahead

A “solar membrane” will soon cover the roof of London’s former Olympic stadium.

Planning permission has been granted to install 6,500 square metres of solar panels on the London Stadium in east London, which is now home to West Ham United Football Club.

The solar covering, which will be installed by summer 2025, will enable the stadium to save more than 200 tonnes of carbon emissions a year and generate enough energy to power all the venue’s major events, the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) said.

Mete Coban, London’s deputy mayor for environment and energy, said the £4.35m project would make the stadium one of the world’s “greenest sports and concert venues”.