Global renewable energy company Low Carbon has successfully powered four large-scale solar projects in Britain, which will collectively deliver 133 MW of clean energy to the grid and, according to Low Carbon, reduce emissions by around 40,000 tonnes of CO2 annually .
The latest addition to the company’s roster, the 49.9 MW Layer Solar Farm in Essex, includes a newly built 132 kV substation, which will enable direct grid connection for the project’s solar-generated energy. The three other projects are the 23 MW Crouch Solar Farm near Basildon, Braintree’s 35 MW Links Solar Farm and the 25 MW Maldon Wycke Solar Farm.
Roy Bedlow, Chief Executive and Founder of Low Carbon, commented: “Our dedicated team has made excellent progress in recent months in advancing our pipeline of projects, which are now delivering significant renewable energy capacity to the grid.
“Meanwhile, Britain has just become the first G7 country to stop using coal-fired energy, and with more of our projects expected to come online in the coming months, we want to play a key role in helping the government achieving its 2030 Clean Power Mission.”
Low Carbon has also made significant progress recently with its 500MW Gate Burton Energy Park project in Lincolnshire, near EDF’s former Cottam coal-fired power station, which closed in 2019. Gate Burton wants to use the existing substation to utilize the available energy in the area. capacity.
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, confirmed that Gate Burton had been granted a Development Consent Order (DCO) on July 12, alongside two other projects, the controversial 880 hectare, 350 MW Mallard Pass project in Lincolnshire, co. -developed by Windel Energy and Canadian Solar, and Sunnica in Suffolk and Cambrigeshire, a 500 MW solar plus storage development
In addition, Low Carbon secured 180 MW of solar capacity during the recent Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction round (AR6).
