Construction of the solar farm on a 143-acre site is expected to start in early 2025. It will encompass advanced biodiversity improvements to support local wildlife and some of the country's most at-risk species, providing an estimated biodiversity net gain of upwards of 200 percent.
Once complete, the solar farm will be operational for 40 years, after which time the panels and infrastructure will be removed and the land returned to agricultural use.
“We're delighted to have secured approval to move forward with this project” said Anesco CEO, Hildagarde McCarville. “The solar farm at Coven will generate significant benefits for the environment and form part of the renewable infrastructure and security of supply that the country so vitally needs, if we are to achieve net zero and the government's target of 70 GW of solar by 2035. South Staffordshire Council declared a Climate Emergency in 2019 and developed an action plan that includes encouraging renewable sources of energy supply. The project is fully aligned with those plans, while actively contributing to the UK's energy transition and net zero target.”
Anesco specializes in the development, construction, maintenance and optimization of grid-scale solar and energy storage projects and has activated more than 1.1 GW of solar and storage assets to date, with a target to safely develop a further 1.5 GW by 2030.
As a managing agent for the government's ECO scheme, Anesco is also helping to reduce fuel poverty and lowering emissions by improving the energy efficiency of homes.
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