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UK's biggest solar farm connects national grid
2014-12-19 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The biggest solar farm in the UK, capable of powering 14,000 homes a year, has been connected to the national grid in Oxfordshire. The 46MW Landmead solar farm, in East Hanney near Abingdon, is built on low-grade farmland used for grazing sheep, which will remain along with new wildflowers to be planted as part of efforts to improve the sites biodiversity. In October, Liz Truss, the environment secretary, attacked solar power projects built on farmland, saying they were hitting food production...
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