British Solar Renewables Coldharbour Solar Park To Enter Construction
British Solar Renewables Coldharbour Solar Park To Enter Construction
Cost of living crisis, soaring energy prices, and concerns around energy security… it is more important than ever to provide locally sourced clean, green, and reliable energy production.
That’s why we are pleased to announce that, after receiving planning approval in September 2023, Coldharbour Farm Solar Park will be heading into construction this summer.
Coldharbour Farm Solar Park will support net zero goals by delivering clean, renewable energy to at least 12,501* homes, offsetting around 11,702! tonnes of CO2 emissions, and positively manage existing woodland.
Our Phase 1 Ecological survey identified areas of improvement across the site. The habitats lacked variety and distinctiveness, and saw instances of structurally poor, gappy hedgerows, with broad leaved woodland damaged by cows, just to name a few. With our development, the local environment benefits significantly, through a combined biodiversity net-gain of over 60 % in habitat and hedgerow. Our ecological improvements include:
- Planting new native hedgerows
- Creating double hedgerows
- Supplementary tree planting
- Species-rich grassland
- Positively managing existing woodland.
Torridge District Council declared a climate energy in 2019 and alongside, the central Government has set out ambitious targets (reducing emissions by 81% by 2035) to aim to reach net zero by 2050. Therefore, the shift away from fossil fuels is vital and must be accelerated.
“British Solar Renewables is proud to be at the forefront of creating renewable energy responsibly. It's not just about making clean electricity, but also about making the local environment better through ecological improvements. Coldharbour Farm Solar Park is a symbol of our commitment to innovative, sustainable development.””
With the hottest summer on record this year to drought declarations, we can see first-hand the impacts that climate change is having. The time to act is now and we are proud to play our part by helping the UK change towards renewables and become a leader in green energy.
Find out more about our development projects here.
*Based on an annual average domestic consumption per household (Great Britain) of 3,799 kWh. Source BEIS, Regional and Local authority electricity consumption statics 2018.5
! Based on 'Emissions associated with the generation of electricity at a power station (Electricity generation factors do not include transmission and distribution). Source BEIS, Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2020.