AMPYR Distributed Energy’s delivery partner, Eden Sustainable, designed and delivered a total of 3.86MW commercial rooftop solar across seventeen self-funded sites, optimising on-site generation, reducing energy costs and strengthening long-term resilience.
Founded in 1968, Sytner Group has grown from a single used car operation into one of the UK’s leading automotive retailers, operating state-of-the-art dealerships nationwide and expanding into key European markets including Italy, Germany and Spain.
Sustainability is central to the Group’s long-term strategy. Since 2020, Sytner has more than halved its carbon footprint. From October 2022, 100% of its electricity supply has been sourced from renewable energy. Eden Sustainable’s long term relationship with Sytner is helping them to meet the challenge.
Sytner Group faced a complex portfolio challenge: how to further reduce carbon emissions across a large and diverse estate of high-energy-use retail sites while maintaining operational efficiency, brand standards and customer experience.
With multiple dealerships operating extended hours and significant electricity demand, the solution needed to be scalable, cost-effective and technically robust. Crucially, it had to align with the Group’s long-term sustainability ambitions without compromising site aesthetics, operational continuity or build quality. In 2023, the Group invested £620,000 in three large-scale rooftop solar PV projects, increasing self-generated electricity to 3.4%. A further investment of over £2 million, underway in 2025, will increase that proportion to approximately 8% by the end of 2026.
Alongside the on-site generation, Sytner installed 1,247 EV charging points across its dealerships by the end of 2024, delivering more than 2.3 million kWh of charge, enough to power approximately seven million electric miles and avoid around 2,000 tonnes of CO₂.
AMPYR Distributed Energy’s delivery partner, Eden Sustainable, designed and delivered a 3.86MW rooftop solar photovoltaic solution across seventeen sites in the rollout.
The systems were engineered to maximise on-site consumption and long-term performance, supporting Sytner’s objective to increase self-generated renewable electricity across its estate. The solution included high-efficiency solar modules, integrated monitoring and performance optimisation systems, ensuring generation visibility and long-term asset reliability.
By combining technical expertise with careful site-specific design, the installations were tailored to each dealership’s operational profile and roof configuration, ensuring optimal yield while maintaining architectural integrity.
The installations were delivered with full turnkey support, from feasibility and system design through to installation, grid connection and commissioning.
Works were carefully scheduled to ensure zero disruption to daily dealership operations and customer experience. Close collaboration between Eden Sustainable and Sytner’s facilities teams ensured all site-specific health and safety protocols were met, with a strong focus on quality, compliance and efficient delivery across multiple locations.
The 3.86MW delivered significant on-site renewable generation, reducing carbon emissions by approximately 688 tonnes annually and delivering energy cost savings of £828,000.
The project increases Sytner’s proportion of self-generated renewable electricity, directly contributing to the Group’s achievement in more than halving its carbon footprint since 2020. By reducing reliance on grid electricity, the installations also strengthen site-level resilience and provide greater visibility and control over long-term energy performance.
Beyond the immediate carbon and cost benefits, the additional solar capacity strengthens Sytner Group’s long-term sustainability credentials and reinforces its commitment to responsible business practice across its UK and European operations.
AMPYR Distributed Energy and Sytner Group continue to explore opportunities to expand on-site renewable generation across the wider estate, alongside potential integration of battery storage and optimisation technologies to further enhance resilience, flexibility and long-term performance.
AMPYR Distributed Energy funds, owns and operates on-site renewable and flexible energy solutions that help organisations cut carbon, reduce costs and build more resilient operations. Through solar, storage, optimisation and multi-technology systems, ADE empowers customers to take control of their energy future.
