http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29679312
Good news
Good news
the whole lot is a waste of good landIs it better to grow maize for AD plants?
Think solar is a far more efficient way of generating, except AD does it night and day
Is it better to grow maize for AD plants?
Think solar is a far more efficient way of generating, except AD does it night and day
Those AD plants should be baned not subsidisedYes this is undoubtable bad news. OK there is enough fossil fuel to go round but setting fire to it all is a bad idea. AD is crazy waste of resources whilst solar can only get more efficient as technology improves. Farmers should be up in arms about this!!!!
+1 but it surely follows that SFP should be removed from crops specifically grown for AD. Nothing wrong with AD if the feedstock is pure waste!Am I right in thinking this is purely a SFP issue? Ie no more SFP if the land has solar panels on it?
If so its hardly going to stop the industry in its tracks is it, when the rents available for solar are still £800-1000/acre, index linked for 25 years. Getting £80/acre on top for SFP is just the icing on the cake. Indeed in 25 years there most likely wont be any SFP, or it'll be worth tuppence ha'penny. I can't see farmers turning down £800/acre in solar rents just because they'll lose £80/acre SFP.
Thats a matter of opinionSolar Farms can also be used to graze sheep and so can still be utilised for food production. Further to this, they are only installed in areas where they are not a blight, this is why planning is required. Interesting article:
http://www.theguardian.com/environm...-farms-really-hitting-british-food-production
How do you get sheep out from under the rows and rows of panels if they don't want to come out, say its very hot or a sheep is sick. How do you check/see the sheep especially if the solar area is a big one. Does anyone have experiece of grazing sheep like this. I would appreciate any comments as I have been told we are getting a solar field and they will want it grazed. By the way I have never seen an actual solar field yet.
The grass can't be as good thoughThe majority of our solar farms are grazed and farmers have had no issues. The panels are installed with 900mm clearance which gives a dog visibility across the field. Additionally vehicles can drive between rows.
In fact farmers have even said that they can graze the land more intensively and for longer in the year due to the shelter offered by the Solar rows.
The grass can't be as good though
A 2 MW AD plant will generate approx. 17,000Mw/hr of electric p.a. That will use 2000 acres of crops. A 20 MW solar farm on 90 acres will do the same.