Manchester City Women’s stadium gets a renewable energy upgrade
Manchester City installs solar panels on its facilities
In 2014, Manchester City built a new stadium on their campus, Academy Stadium. The stadium was one of the ten venues during the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 when the Lionesses became champions for the first time after beating Germany at Wembley.
Since 2023, it’s been renamed Joie Stadium and it is the home of Manchester City Women’s Football Club. Currently sitting second in the Women’s Super League, they recently saw a renewable-energy upgrade to their grounds. 2,878 solar panels were installed on the stadium’s roof by Jinko, the club’s solar energy partner.
“By transitioning to self-supplied renewable energy, we will guarantee a consistent flow of clean power that offsets the energy required to run the stadium and significantly reduce its environmental impact.”
Pete Bradshaw, Director of Sustainability at Manchester City
The club will rely on this new on-site renewable energy source once the project is completed later in the season. In the meantime, the stadium will continue to be powered by 100% renewable energy sourced under a Power Purchase Agreement.
Powering Manchester City’s net zero transition
This installation on Joie Stadium is part of Manchester City’s project to install 10,500 solar panels across its facilities. With this project supported by Jinko, they aim to make their football academy one of the largest producers of renewable energy in football and contribute to the club’s net zero strategy.
“The completion of the Joie Stadium solar panel installation is an important step in the Club’s efforts to be net carbon zero by 2030.”
Pete Bradshaw, Director of Sustainability at Manchester City
The club expects that all of the solar panels installed on its facilities will be able to generate 5,160,000 kWh of clean power. To put it into perspective, Manchester City consumed 13,388,021 kWh of electricity during their 2023/2024 reporting period.
It’s an exciting prospect for Women's Super League and UEFA Women’s Champions League games at Joie Stadium to be powered with renewable energy produced on-site. Through their partnership, Jinko and Manchester City will aim to promote the use of solar energy to fans all around the world.
With solar panels being installed in the homes of Bournemouth A.F.C, West Ham United Football Club, Brighton & Hove Albion, and now Manchester City, it’s encouraging for climate action in sports to see Premier League football clubs investing in renewable energy projects.
