TITLE

Where now for farm-scale solar?

AUTHOR(S)

Wolfe, Philip

PUB. DATE

July 2011

SOURCE

Farmers Weekly;7/8/2011, Vol. 156 Issue 2, p25

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article discusses the implications of the decision of the British government to reduce the budget for large-scale solar projects for the use of solar energy in agriculture in 2011. It says that the 70 per cent reduction in the budget for photovoltaic systems above 50 kilowatts makes important projects too expensive for the public. According to the author, such move will cause finance companies to hesitate to help renewable energy projects

ACCESSION #

69688257

Tags: SOLAR energy;  AGRICULTURE -- Great Britain;  BUDGET cuts;  RENEWABLE energy sources

 

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