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Source: CNBC
By Anmar Frangoul
The U.K. government on Thursday gave the green-light for plans to develop the country’s largest solar park, a sprawling project which will cover a large chunk of land on the north Kent coast.
A joint venture between Hive Energy and Wirsol Energy, the £450 million ($555 million) Cleve Hill Solar Park will be located near the towns of Faversham and Whitstable.
The subsidy-free 350 megawatt scheme will use 880,000 solar panels and have the capacity to power more than 91,000 homes. The project is also set to include an energy storage facility to send electricity to the grid as and when required.
The U.K. government is targeting net zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050 and is aiming to remove coal from Britain’s energy system by the year 2025. It recently announced it would consult on moving this deadline to October 1, 2024.
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