As part of the Isle of Wight Biosphere Festival, book your free spot to attend an informative talk and visit to a solar farm, hosted by Wight Community Energy on Sunday 30th June 2024.
Wight Community Energy is a locally based non-profit organisation whose members owns a 4MW ground mounted solar farm just outside Shalfleet.
After a presentation on ‘Solar farms and opportunities for biodiversity and agriculture’ at Shalfleet Village Hall, guests will be invited to visit Homestead solar farm which is a ten minute walk away.
The importance of solar farms
Combatting climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels is our greatest challenge. Harvesting the suns power with solar PV is key for the necessary decarbonisation of our power needs.
Contrary to belief, solar farms provide sanctuaries for biodiversity, in complete contrast to the bleak monocultures of intensively farmed land.
Additionally, the land under the panels can be used to support grazing animals or even crops, in a system known as agrivoltaics.
The UK’s ambition is to provide 25 per cent of our power from the sun by 2050. This has the potential to not only generate clean power, but also provide new havens of biodiversity in our countryside.
Join Wight Community Energy for this event to hear more about this, and see a local solar farm in action.
Where and when
‘Solar farms and opportunities for biodiversity and agriculture’ takes place on Sunday 30th June between 2.30pm and 4pm at Shalfleet Village Hall, Church Lane, Shalfleet PO30 4NF.
Book your free place via the Eventbrite website.
