The environmental assessment of solar parks
Solar parks have fewer impacts on the environment than other forms of renewable energy generation, argues Simon Chamberlayne, from Pegasus Planning
Solar parks are a recent addition to the UK’s diverse energy generation portfolio. Their deployment over the past 18 months has been driven by the introduction of the feed-in tariff in April 2010 whicContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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UK losing £4.3bn in green growth to European rivals, CBI warns
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