Investment company buys 94.5MW solar farms

A UK investment company has bought solar farms totalling 94.5MW. Primrose Solar has sold four of the farms to Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF). They are located in Hampshire (48MW ), Kent (18MW and 17 MW) and East Sussex (11.5MW). The projects came online between November 2014 and March 2015. BSIF claims the new deal will […]

Cornish solar farm primed and ready

A solar farm in Cornwall started generating electricity, pumping out enough power for up to 9,000 homes a year. Nestled in rolling fields, the Canworth Water solar farm near Launceston was finished last week and at 81 hectares, is big enough to cover more than 113 football pitches. It is owned and run by Primrose […]

Green standards set for Portsmouth solar farm

A new 48MW solar farm featuring composting toilets and hydrogen-powered CCTV is to be built in Portsmouth. Solarcentury has been picked by Primrose Solar for the project that will generate enough green electricity to power 11,000 homes. The companies aim to set the “highest environmental standards ever” for ground-mounted solar and have pledged to use […]