Plans have been announced (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/18/solar-farms-cornwall-silicon-vineyards) for the creation of a £40m network of solar energy farms in Cornwall and the Scilly Islands. The scheme, if approved, would involve Exeter Universities' commercial section and the Renewable Energy Cooperative of Penzance with the first potential development being the approximately 6 hectare solar Benbole farm at St Kew. The 2MW installation (it would be the UK's largest) is estimated to have the capacity to produce sufficient electrical energy for 600 homes but would be augmented by the concurrent growing of biomass crops that would be converted in an on site anaerobic digester. Where do geese come into it? They would be reportedly incorporated to keep down the grass that would otherwise reduce the efficiency of the solar panels. One wonders, however, about goose droppings?
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
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