Winning the carbon war

14 Jan 2016 | by Anthony Woolhouse

Anthony Woolhouse writes about an inspiring initiative: the West Solent Solar Co-operative

The first project sits comfortably in the landscape. It does not dominate it and as such is supported by virtually everyone. | Photo: Courtesy of West Solent Solar Co-operative.

World attention was focussed at the end of 2015 on the United Nations Conference on Climate Change. 2016 will be a year of challenges and opportunities. It is time to look at ‘patterns and examples’ and a good time to reflect on a successful community energy project that is being held as a model for other communities to follow.

West Solent Solar Co-operative is a 2.4MW solar PV farm built on a restored gravel pit. It was connected to the grid on 27 June 2014 and provides clean electricity to about 650 households.

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