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Explore the rise of solar power in 2023, as solar capacity surged globally and corporate funding increased by 42%. Discover factors hindering UK adoption and how businesses can overcome them.
Just 0.1% of farmland is currently taken by solar panels - similar to the area claimed by Christmas trees. But productive farmland is targeted by solar developers, leaving farmers like Andrew Dakin with little say.
Solar farms in the UK only account for 0.1% of land – that s less than that of golf courses. But, as the government aims to meet its clean energy targets, more agricultural land is being lost to solar panels.