Cero Generation and Enso Energy’s 50MW Larks Green solar farm in the UK has been energised.
Larks Green, which is one of the first solar plants to be connected to the National Grid, was built and energised by Spanish EPC outfit Gransolar (GRS).
The solar plant, located by National Grid’s Iron Acton substation, near Bristol, is equipped with 152,400 solar panels installed on 80 hectares.
Larks Green is the first large turnkey photovoltaic EPC project that GRS has carried out in the UK.
The company recently opened an office in London in order to work more closely with collaborators and partners in the UK.
“The different institutions in the United Kingdom are highly aware of where the energy transition should be heading and, in this sense, projects such as Larks Green can make a huge contribution,” said Matt Denyer, Gransolar’s Country Manager in the UK.
“In addition, companies that know the peculiarities of the area and have the capacity to adapt the projects to its needs are highly valued”.
By connecting solar power directly to the National Grid transmission grid, clean energy can be moved over a greater distance and power can be supplied to more remote areas with less favourable conditions for renewables.
“We’re pleased to have partnered with Gransolar on this exciting project, leveraging their vast expertise and international experience to bring to life a solar farm that could change the game for the renewables sector,” said Marta Martinez Queimadelos, CEO of Cero Generation.
“By developing the country’s first solar project to connect to the transmission network, supported by co-located battery storage, together we’ve achieved a significant step in advancing the net zero transition.”