Sensitively-sited solar photovoltaic energy projects will be central to the growth of renewables in Britain, Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker has insisted.
He said: ‘The Coalition is committed to delivering the clean and reliable energy supplies that the country needs, at the lowest possible cost to consumers.
‘Solar PV can play a central role in meeting this challenge. It’s a genuinely exciting energy technology which has already seen rapid growth and enjoys strong public support. I want this growth to continue but new solar installations must be sensitive to public opinion and mindful of wider environmental and visual impacts.’
His comments came as the Department of Energy and Climate Change published the department’s first-ever solar PV ‘road map’.
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