It now appears that a large-scale solar farm has been granted planning permission by the Cornwall Council. This is a farm that will actually benefit from the government’s current feed in tariff. This tariff is one of the main reasons why so many companies are now looking into setting up such large scale “farms.”
Solar photovoltaic panels will be installed on land owned by the Lanhydrock Estate Company. All of the electricity generated by this renewable energy will be supplied to Restormel Water Treatment Works, which is owned by South West Water.
Julian German, the Cornwall Councillor, said that planning permission was granted because of the carbon reduction opportunity that it offered to the water treatment site. This new plan could help South West Water reduce its carbon footprint and enhance its energy security by consuming its total power output from the solar farm.
Of course, there are a number of community projects by renewable energy developer Cornwall Power that are also required as part of this planning permission. The council has also recently approved a ten-acre solar farm to be built near Bodmin, north Cornwall. It will generate up to 1.8 MW of energy, and construction will be finished by April of this year.
The more of these kinds of renewable energy projects that get started up, the better. In order for the UK to reach the carbon emissions goals that it has set for itself, it will need more companies taking an active role in reducing their CO2 output. The government will need consumers to play an active role in trying to reduce their carbon footprint as well.
Source - Electric News
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