Nov 9 2010
Abbey Renewables has announced a proposal to construct a £13 million solar farm spanning 35 acres in Wilburton. Nick Sutton, the managing director of the company stated that the project would generate clean electricity to serve the demands of about 1,200 homes and the area could still be used to graze livestock. He added that for the past six months, the company has been planning for the new solar farm that complies with the new government regulation.
The project, which is of the same scale as that of Bourn project under consideration is one among the largest solar farms in the nation and definitely in Cambridgeshire and it will be on par with the other European countries.
The site for the farm is located along Twenty Pence Road in the Wilburton village and the farm will be south facing for utmost sun coverage. Sutton said that local people would get jobs such as site maintenance and panel cleaning even though computers will do most of the work. During its lifespan of 25 years, the farm can save over 55,000 tons of CO2 by producing the green power.
Abbey Renewables is planning to conduct an exhibition on November 11, 2010 at Wilburton Village Hall between 3PM - 8PM to get the views of residents. It will exhibit the drawings and proposals of the project and experts will offer explanations to the queries raised by the residents.