If you are thinking of solar farms as bizarre metal structures with rectangular framed objects facing south at 30 degrees blighting your vacant piece of land then think again! Just picture them as blue coloured sunflowers embedded in glass frames that do not wilt or die,. They last for 25 years, generate income and more importantly are non polluting energy generators.
A solar farm is a way of creating income by turning non productive land commonly known as waste land into a power generating area. It is a farm that requires no labour, no equipment and very little maintenance. Solar farming if planned properly, can compliment your existing farming activities and at the same time reduce your energy bills earning feed in tariff which is highly profitable.
The main points to be considered are whether the land is freehold and the practicality of committing this land to this type of farming is feasible for a minimum of 25 years.
However a lot of research needs to be done in order to get the best value out of the land used for solar farming. The most important being soil testing, access for installation and the proximity of access to connection to the national grid via electrical networks or substations.
The main obstacle is whether the land is considered to be of outstanding beauty, a conservation area, green belt area or has any restrictions imposed on it due to heritage, preservation of wildlife or forestry, public pathways or indeed some localised council restrictions that are sometimes overlooked.
The next step would be the appropriate selection of the solar panels, its corresponding matching inverters, string monitoring, and housing of the electronics hardware, fencing, security, energy monitoring and planned maintenance. If the installation is large enough to warrant bonds or guarantees by institutions or investors then the modules (solar panels) selected must be bankable listed commonly known as white listed, the inverters have to comply to all of the rules and regulations set in order to prevent mishaps when connected to the national grid and cabling and connections that meet with the strictest electrical and safety standards.
The introduction of the feed in tariff has overcome the most important drawback of solar power generation in the UK. It is assured income despite the lack of guaranteed sunshine in the UK.
If you are interested and wish to proceed, then please contact us and we will take you step by step towards this progressive PV solar farm venture.