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The 373MW Cleve Hill solar plant, the UK's first solar nationally significant infrastructure project, covers 360 hectares of land. Image: Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners.

Study: 90GW solar capacity requires under 1% of UK’s land

April 15, 2025
A study by Lancaster University shows 90GW of solar capacity would need just 0.39% of the land not already hosting a solar farm in the UK.
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National survey finds that well managed solar farms can address loss of biodiversity

May 24, 2023
A national survey of wildlife on solar farms has found that they can be havens for wildlife when specifically managed for conservation.
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16.5MW Lancaster University solar farm given green light

March 8, 2022
A 16.5MW solar farm to be built on land owned by Lancaster University as part of the university’s goals of becoming net zero for utility-based energy emissions by 2030 has been granted planning permission.
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Changes to solar PV management could significantly boost bumble bee populations

December 14, 2021
Changes to how solar PV park land in the UK is managed could see sites support four times as many bumble bees, new research has found.

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