[Malcolm Armsteen]

The large arrays are getting common here in France, with one especially huge one in a field near here, also used to store hay and fodder underneath. A lot of farms have big (10m2) panels, and there are sizeable grants available for domestic installations and for heat exchange thingies. It can be done...

[Boiler]

This was being discussed on Farming Today this morning. One farm has their chickens running around underneath them, whilst sheep are used as organic lawnmowers

In fact Farming Today is discussing solar installations and their impact all week:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0030c2h

[Yug]

You seem to forget, Malc, that one of the Brexit bonuses is for us to no longer have access to EU funds for nice things. Instead, we have Johnson, Gove, Fargle and Cummings' extra £350 million a week, which wasn't a lie in any way shape or form at all, oh no it wasn't.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Opposition to renewables from both the fossil fuel companies and the Unions is very much political pressure.

There's no real opposition to renewables over car parks, on warehouses, that sort of thing. Much greater opposition to very large solar farms, wind farms etc.

[Oboogie]

Opposition to renewables from both the fossil fuel companies and the Unions is very much political pressure.

There's no real opposition to renewables over car parks, on warehouses, that sort of thing. Much greater opposition to very large solar farms, wind farms etc.

Which is precisely why there's political pressure against carport solar, the nimbies have already got the fields covered.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Nimbies are ok with car parks but not solar panels overhead?

I’ve not heard of that. I hear plenty about solar and wind farms, and pylons.

[Oboogie]

Nimbies are ok with car parks but not solar panels overhead?

I’ve not heard of that. I hear plenty about solar and wind farms, and pylons.

That's exactly my point, Nimbys won't complain that their view of ASDA's car park has been ruined, that is why, in order to halt solar, the fossil fuel industry (including the Unions) have to pile on political pressure to prevent those carparks being turned into solar farms. BECAUSE THE NIMBYS WON'T