Higher Knapp Farm in the small village of Knapp, Somerset will soon be producing enough carbon-free electricity to run 442 local households, thanks to the approval of plans to develop a 1.5MW solar farm.
Renewable energy consumer body YouGen is calling for a change in the law after a review by the Office of Fair Trading revealed unscrupulous selling tactics by solar and other energy efficiency companies.
Irish PV project developer BNRG Renewables has obtained a 25-year planning permission from Shepway District Council’s Development Control Committee for its proposed 18MW solar array in New Romney in Kent.
Isle of Anglesey Council has approved plans for what is said to be Wales’ largest PV installation, a 15MW solar park at Tai Moelion Farm on the Bodorgan Estate in Anglesey.
Milford Haven Port Authority has obtained planning permission on a 25 year term for its proposed 5MW PV system after Pembrokeshire County Council unanimously approved the project yesterday.
Countryside Renewables (CRL), a specialist in developing and financing PV projects, has obtained planning permission to build its proposed 5MW solar project in Exning, Suffolk.
Planning applications by Solarcentury for over 50MW of solar parks, worth almost £56.5 million, in Norfolk, Suffolk and Southampton, have been approved by the respective councils.