Solar panels PLANS have been unveiled to establish a solar farm on a 420,000sq m site of agricultural fields. Lightrock Power has asked Darlington Borough Council for planning guidance over developing a photovoltaic array on land near Brafferton, east of Aycliffe Village. The firm said the solar farm would have a maximum export capacity of 31 Megawatts – enough to power about 10,000 average homes. The proposal, which is yet to be formally lodged with the authority, follows other electricity generating solar schemes being granted in the area, including one in Great Stainton and another near Aycliffe Business Park. The Solar Trade Association says the UK needs solar power to meet its 15 per cent renewable energy target by the end of this year, part of the EU’s renewable energy target.
Government ponders 120GW of solar to help reach net-zero
On the same day that the Energy White Paper was unveiled, the Government also launched a new consultation on how financing and deployment of renewable technologies can accelerate action towards net-zero, with up to 120GW of solar capacity mooted as a means to quadruple green energy nationally.
Under some scenarios being explored by the Government, solar PV capacity could reach between 80-120GW of capacity
The Government has launched a consultation to gain views on how renewables deployment can be accelerated in the UK. The call for evidence, which runs until 22 February, notes that renewables generation could see total capacity quadruple by 2050.
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