Large-scale solar to make a comeback...

[The Business Barn]

Large-scale solar power projects are set to make a comeback as costs decline – and landowners should act now to secure rental agreements.

According to independent power consultant Roadnight Taylor, demand for large-scale solar is set for a revival, with developers returning to the market after three years of impasse. “In 2015 the government announced the end of the Feed in Tariff and Renewable Obligation incentives, which killed the solar market,” explains chief executive Hugh Taylor.

“Since then, the renewables industry has been waiting for a time when the cost of solar technology has reduced sufficiently to make further schemes worthwhile.”

Solar costs have since reduced by 20-30% a year, at the same time as wholesale energy prices have soared by nearly 60% - which means developers are back in the market. “Solar operators are starting to secure power purchase agreements with large corporate organisations like Amazon and Google, which have committed to using 100% renewable energy,” says Mr Taylor.

“These operators anticipate the first schemes to be built in 2019, with the pace picking up into 2021 and 2022.”

This means developers are already on the lookout for suitable sites... Click here to read the full article on The Business Barn >>>

 

[pellow]

they are offering £300 - £600 an acre, not what it was before at £2000 per acre

 

[Still Farming]

Sites operators around here swap and change owners , try to extend operating years lifespans and never compleat original application areas for some reason and other sites pulled up alledgely ???
Strange !

 

[Doing it for the kids]

hmmmmmm

the word from the developers does not agree with this at all. grid is all but gone and the DNO need another 100 years to do the necessary upgrades to the lines

@MrNoo are they jumping on yours then?!

 

[MrNoo]

Grid is the issue, ours was reduced from 29mw to 13mw. Due to build out in the Spring (or so they say!!!) they have done the compound so a start has been made.
I think the question that should be asked is where and who are they selling the elec to, as the margins are not great post subs. If your only getting £47-49/Mwh then it'll take a long while to pay back monies borrowed and turn a profit.
Rents of 500-600/ac, I would expect the rates would be more than this???

 

[pappuller]

Incorporating large scale solar with battery storage seems to be the way they are heading now

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Batteries are dead until their Prices comes down significantly.

We have a small and large site capable of siting them and no one can make the figures stack up, with solar gas or bio diseal mated to them

 

[Exfarmer]

Batteries are dead until their Prices comes down significantly.

We have a small and large site capable of siting them and no one can make the figures stack up, with solar gas or bio diseal mated to them

I think batteries can be made to stack up in the right areas as local demand can have a big influence.
I have not done any figures for large scale storage though.