Solar farms: in Cornwall farmers united in a mega-project of collective photovoltaics

    Solar farms: in Cornwall farmers united in a mega-project of collective photovoltaics

    The small peninsula of Cornwall, as well as being famous for the legendary tales of King Arthur and Merlin, may perhaps be remembered as a vanguard for the energy issue in England. In fact, a project called “Energy Farm” is being discussed these days, which a group of private individuals has decided to finance to create a 15-acre solar park in the Wadebridge area and thus produce renewable energy through photovoltaic panels.



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    The small peninsula of the Cornwall, as well as being famous for the legendary tales about King Arthur and Merlin, she may perhaps be remembered as one vanguard for the energy issue in England. In fact, a project called "Energy farm”That a group of private individuals has decided to finance to create a 15-acre solar park in the Wadebridge area and thus produce renewable energy through i photovoltaic panels.



    The plan calls for this site to be a start, the "first brick" to the establishment of ten other places in Cornwall in which to convert to the PV, so much so as to arrive, according to the calculations of the promoters, to triple the share of energy coming from the sun currently in use in Great Britain. The first plant it could generate enough electricity to power six hundred houses and, if the project is approved, it will be possible start arranging the panels as early as October 2010. Despite the region's rainy climate, it is estimated that i new generation panels they will be able to produce enough electricity to be included in the initial investments and, indeed, make huge profits.

    A few days ago, among other things, the new coalition government undertook to "try to increase the target for the share of renewable energy in the opinion of the Climate Change Committee. " In 2008, the 2,25% of energy from renewable sources, according to the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The previous government had set a goal of produce 15% of energy from renewable sources by 2020.
    The Cornish peasants then hope to obtain the greatest number of consents, also promising the creaction of about three hundred jobs, and trusting that solar technology will be distinguished from wind technology as less impacting for the landscape and therefore more compatible with tourism in the region, despite the initial resistance from the rural England protection campaign.



    Ilaria Brambilla

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