Solar farm plans receive go-ahead from council

Planning Board Legal Notice

A Public Hearing before the Planning Board of the Town of Williamson will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 7:30 P.M. to consider the following application(s): Review of Special Use Permit (granted June 2023), per Town of Williamson, Town Code Section 178-25 for the Norbut Solar Farm located at 6628 East Townline Road, Williamson, NY and is Zoned I-1. Questions regarding the above applications can be directed to 315-589-0036 or by email buildi…

Residents Voice Concerns Over Ursa Solar Farm Project

timesng.com: QUINCY, Ill. — Residents from Ursa gathered at a public hearing on Thursday to express their concerns about a proposed solar farm project by Greenkey Solar. About 30 community members attended the meeting held by the Adams County Board. The project is planned for a 27-acre site just east of Ursa, and it aims to […] This post Residents Voice Concerns Over Ursa Solar Farm Project appeared first on Residents Voice Concerns Over Ursa So…

Solar on the right track

You can put them on your roof, in a field, or against a wall – why not put solar cells on a rail track?   That is exactly what the Suisse company Sun-Ways is doing. They bring together unused land-space and the close proximity of the power grid by placing solar cells between the railtrack. […] The post Solar on the right track appeared first on eeNews Europe.

Solar farm plans receive go-ahead from council

Plans for new solar farm on agricultural land in Neath Port Talbot with site access from the B4290. Credit: Google Maps Lewis Smith, Local democracy reporter Proposals to build a new solar farm on agricultural land in Neath Port Talbot have been approved by the local authority. The structures could now be built on land at Dreamfields, Llandarcy, on the western side of the of the B4290, around 1.8km away from Briton Ferry and 800m south-west of J…

🐦 Solar farms benefit bird life more than agricultural land

Well-managed solar parks have been shown to host more bird species and individuals per hectare than surrounding farmland.Solar parks that maintain a mix of habitats, uncut grass, and preserved hedges had almost three times more birds compared to nearby farmland.The study shows that solar farms do not pose a threat to national food security, especially when built on agricultural land of low or moderate quality.Higher biodiversity in solar parksA …