Ecotricity is to build a total 15MW of solar PV at three of its wind farm sites in England.
The Stroud-based developer plans to add sun parks to two operational wind parks: the 9.2MW Galsworthy in Devon and 16MW Fen Farm Lincolnshire. It will also build solar PV at a third site – the under-construction 7.2MW Dalby in Leicestershire.
Ecotricity chief executive Dale Vince said ‘hybrid’ power parks were the “future of renewable energy in Britain.”
“Hybrid renewable energy parks are a great idea – the two power sources are complementary and what you get in combination is a more consistent energy supply,” he said.
Vince added: “It may sound obvious, but when there’s less sun in the winter, there’s typically more wind, and vice versa in the summer months – so putting wind and sun together has a big impact.”
Image: South Korean hybrid energy park (Northern Power Systems)
