Hive Energy starts building and construction on 'turning point' 13MW subsidy-free solar park

• Hive Energy has started building and construction on a 13MW subsidy-free solar park in Rugby, Warwickshire.

The 60-acre School Farm Solar Park will certainly be located near Churchover, as well as will certainly generate 13MWh of renewable energy to power regional homes. For this project, Hive will certainly utilize south encountering panels, although the business said it will certainly be presenting bifacial panels for some future projects expected to begin building and construction in Autumn.

It originally obtained planning consent in December 2017, and is expected to be commissioned by December 2020. It is expected to have a life-span of 40 years, throughout which it will contribute to Rugby Borough Council in service prices.

The School Farm Solar Park will certainly be Hive's very first subsidy free solar project, marking a vital milestone for the business.

Mentioning the project, Hugh Brennan, Hive Energy UK's taking care of director, claimed the project was another "interesting" enhancement to the business's global portfolio of tidy energy technologies.

" It's just with the decarbonisation of our energy system, with projects like School Farm Solar Park, that will we shift to a green economic situation as well as battle environment adjustment."

Moral Power will certainly be the project's engineering, purchase, as well as building companion, as well as Ethical Power Connections is the independent link service provider.

It will certainly create part of Rugby Borough Council's dedication to come to be carbon neutral by 2030, after it stated a climate energy. The Council has made a number of relocate to develop tidy energy sources to support this goal, consisting of approving Lightsource BP planning approval for a 17MW site in 2019, while Climate ER is developing a 27MW solar website, Swift Ford Solar Farm in Rugby, along with Canadian Solar currently.

Hive Energy has a worldwide portfolio of over 900MW of renewable energy, with a further 1.8 GW of solar in the pipeline. This consists of the 350MW Cleve Hill Solar Park, the UK's largest subsidy-free solar park, which obtained planning permission in May.