Britons object to new solar power plant

British officials have called the new power plant project “the tip of the wedge of climate madness,” citing risks to agriculture and the environment.

In the UK, a number of West Lindsey officials have raised objections to the installation of one of the country’s largest solar power stations, Tillbridge Solar, due to its size. About this writes BBC.

The Tillbridge Solar project is reportedly planned to be deployed in Lincolnshire, around the village of Glentworth, south of the A631 between Gainsborough and Canby Corner. The station will occupy 1,214 hectares and will be able to provide electricity to about 300,000 homes.

According to the Local Democracy Service, Tillbridge Solar will be located between three other large solar farms that have either already been approved or are awaiting approval.

As noted in the publication, the plans are so large-scale that they will be determined by the British government, not the local council. Despite this, council members voiced their concerns about Tillbridge Solar at the planning committee meeting.

The council’s report said the impact on the landscape and loss of farmland would be “unacceptable”. Concerns have also been raised about the disposal of unusable solar panels, which are expected to number 40,000 a year.

Council member Tom Ashton called the project “the thin tip of the wedge of climate madness.” According to him, the scale of new solar power plants “is beyond my comprehension.”

“Solar farms are fine if it’s a field here or there, but at this scale it’s crazy,” added his colleague Marianne Overton.

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In turn, Neil Murray became the only council member to support the project. He explained his position by saying that Lincolnshire needs electricity.

“Sometimes the land should be used for renewable energy so that we don’t have to rely on Vladimir Putin,” the official said.

Recall that a research group led by the International University of Catalonia in Spain has developed a “solar brick” by combining textile ceramic technology and perovskite photovoltaic cells.

It was also reported that Japanese technology company Softbank has completed a project to create a silicon photovoltaic panel capable of achieving an efficiency of 22.2%.