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Ecotricity will create some of Britain’s first hybrid energy parks after receiving planning permission to build two new sun parks in Devon and Leicestershire, to join with existing windfarms.
The supplier also has permission to extend Britain’s first hybrid energy park at Fen Farm in Lincolnshire, by adding an additional 5MW of solar capacity.
All three projects will see 18,000 solar panels installed with a 5MW capacity, each saving around 2,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
Hybrid renewable energy parks combine wind and sun generation in the same project using the same grid connection.
Ecotricity founder Dale Vince said: “Hybrid energy parks like this are the future of energy in Britain. The combination of the wind and the sun makes for a more consistent energy supply – and the potential for Britain’s energy independence is huge.
“Ecotricity is approaching 100MW of generation capacity from the wind and the sun now, and we’ll be adding green gas mills to that next year, making green gas from grass – together that’s a blueprint for Britain.”
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