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Marke Noone (pictured, right), Elements Green’s project director for GNR Solar, says: “For every topic that people raised, we didn’t think, ‘How do we respond to this’, we thought, ‘How do we do something about that?’” Image: Elements Green.

‘You said, we did’: How a UK solar developer acted on community feedback

May 13, 2025
In the latest issue of the PV Tech Power journal (Volume 42, Q2 2025), Elements Green’s 800MW solar NSIP provides an example of how developers respond to the concerns of local opponents.
“We believe that local communities have an important role to play in helping to inform and influence how our proposals for GNR Solar and Biodiversity Park evolve,” said Mark Noone. Image: Unsplash.

Second round of consultation opens as 800MW Great North Road solar plant moves forward

January 10, 2025
Elements Green, a UK-based renewables developer, has launched the second phase of statutory consultation for its 800MW Great North Road Solar and Biodiversity Park.
The proposed site map for Elements Green's solar power plant. Image: Elements Green.

Elements Green partners with nature charities for biodiversity at 800MW solar park

December 5, 2024
UK-based renewables developer Elements Green has announced it will make its 800MW solar generation plant in Newark, Nottinghamshire, a “biodiversity haven”.
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Solar PV NSIP projects Great North Road, Botley West reach development milestones

March 4, 2024
Two large-scale solar projects, Great North Road Solar Park and Botley West, have each passed individual goalposts in their journeys to beginning operations.

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