A green belt site on farmland outside Bristol has been earmarked to construct a huge new solar farm. PS Renewables, a Spanish-English solar energy developer, has announced plans to build a five-megawatt solar farm on a 22 acres site south of Haberfield Park Farm at Abbots Leigh.
The land is currently used to grow crops, but the scheme could see rows of PV panels installed in lines up to 3.5 metres from the ground. Access to the site would be down an existing track from the A369 - a busy commuter route into Bristol.
The site, from which energy would be fed into the regional grid, would be controlled remotely, and CCTV would also be installed. It's estimated that the infrastructure would take four months to build and have a lifespan of 40 years.
