Enviromena submits plans for 40MW photo voltaic farm in Doncaster

Clear power options firm Enviromena has submitted plans for a 40MW photo voltaic farm to Doncaster Metropolis Council. 

The 190-acre website, aiming to be situated northwest of the town centre, will help Doncaster Council’s wider goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2040. 

After declaring a local weather and biodiversity emergency attributable to struggling the consequences of local weather change in 2019, the council has been making concerted efforts to diversify its power sources. 

The Marr website, designed to mix in with the native greenery, is predicted to realize a 71% biodiversity web acquire and a 47% acquire in hedgerow models, massively surpassing the nationwide minimal goal of 10%. 

This venture is the newest installment of Enviromena’s quickly rising photo voltaic and battery storage portfolio going into planning over the subsequent six months, which is able to altogether make up a 400MW pipeline of initiatives. 

Mark Harding, Enviromena’s European growth director mentioned: “We’re delighted to submit plans for our venture at Marr to the Doncaster Metropolis Council planning staff. We’ve carried out vital engagement with the local people and councillors as a part of our pre-application actions and all suggestions has been thought of when shaping our last plans to enter planning. 

“At a time when gas costs proceed to look unsure, we’re happy to see a lot of our websites obtain unanimous planning approval from native councils in latest occasions, which matches to indicate the eagerness and urge for food for clear power services.” 

Enviromena’s UK growth 

Studying-based renewable power agency Enviromena has been slowly encroaching on the UK’s photo voltaic and battery business over the previous yr. 

One of many first situations was its photo voltaic farm in Winchester going surfing in February 2023. The 25.4MW website at Three Maids Hill presently includes 47,088 bifacial modules put in throughout 110 acres. 

In October 2023, the agency managed to boost £65 million in fairness to help its goal of establishing a 500MW portfolio by 2025. 

Enviromena plans to have 110MW of initiatives out of the planning course of by April 2024, in addition to the 400MW pipeline of initiatives attributable to be submitted over the subsequent six months.