60 MW of Solar Parks announced by Hive Energy

Things are getting shiny in the UK Solar Market, with the new announcement from the Hampshire Based company, Hive Energy, a well known solar developer. The good news is that Hive Energy just completed pre-construction of nine solar parks with a total power output of 60MW, the parks being located across the United Kingdom.

 The solar parks are located in Hampshire, Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset and Devon, the capital expanditure on the projects will be around  £72m, with 73% of funding generated overseas and each park will have an installed capacity of 3MW -15 MW. The project  will be completed hopefully before April 2013, when the parks will be connected to the national power grid. The dead-line is important, because after that date, the available support for large-scale solar under the Renewable Obligation will be slashed and we don't like missed opportunities, do we?

Hive Energy chief executive Mr. Giles Redpath stated:

 “The Government has set a challenging opportunity for the delivery of 22GW of solar PV generation by 2020 and I am pleased to announce Hive Energy’s contribution to this target.”

He continued:  

“As we are at around only 1.3GW of solar PV now, I urge the Government to be cautious about reducing the Renewable Obligation Certificates incentive too quickly or deeply so that we can continue to drive towards their 22GW target in a sustainable, planned and deliverable way.”

 This project will add about 5% to the current solar power capacity installed across the United Kingdom.And that's not all folks, the green-hearts from Hive Energy have further projects in site, they are planning six more solar parks, with a capacity varying between 10 to 25 MW, located in Suffolk, Essex, Wiltshire and Devon, with a total power output of 108 MW, these new developments are set to take place by February 2013.

Hive Energy’s full list of announced projects:

• Tavells Lane Solar Park, Marchwood, Hampshire, 30 acres, 5MW

• Raglington Solar Park, Shedfield, Hampshire, 30 acres, 5MW

• Shacks Barn Solar Park, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, 37 acres, 5MW

• Higher Hatherleigh Solar Park, Wincanton, Somerset, 40 acres, 3.5MW

• Steventon Solar Park, Steventon, Oxfordshire, 57 acres, 10MW

• Knockworthy Solar Park, Torrington, Devon, 20 acres, 5MW

• Whitchurch Solar Park, Radstock, Somerset, 34 acres, 5MW

• Rodbourne Rail Solar Park, Corston, Wiltshire, 41 acres, 6.5MW

• Pentylands Solar Park, Highworth, Oxfordshire, 91 acres, 15MW

For more information and news about solar energies in the UK, you may visit here anytime: 

http://www.solar-energy.co.uk/