The growing number of negative press headlines about solar farms could be dismissed as nimbyism, but equally they could be early signs of a publish backlash against large PV developments. Solar needs to work hard to maintain the public’s goodwill and avoid the same fate as wind energy.
Small-scale PV storage has not yet taken off in the UK. However, the necessary technical and commercial drivers could kick in soon and rapidly change this situation, and when they do, we need to be ready, says Martin Cotterell
Despite all the benefits energy storage provides to the grid and generators and its integral part in the future of solar PV in the UK, it is not yet a financially viable investment for any distinct part of the value chain.
Watching the large-scale solar parliament debate yesterday, I was very saddened that solar developers were accused of falsifying information in advertising specifically with regards to the growth of grass underneath and around the panels