Daisy Hill
Solar Farm
Providing Clean, Green Energy for East Yorkshire
Enviromena is preparing to submit a planning application to East Riding of Yorkshire Council for a solar farm located on land at Daisy Hill Farm, HU12 9BX.
The proposed solar farm will have an approximate capacity of 35MW per annum. The solar farm will create enough clean, renewable energy to power approximately 18,310 homes per annum. The carbon offsetting of this solar farm is approximately 10,240 tonnes of CO2 per annum, which is the equivalent of taking 6,210 cars off the road each year.
Where is the proposed site?
Benefits of Daisy Hill Solar Farm
The solar farm will assist East Riding of Yorkshire Council in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with national and local targets in response to the Climate Emergency.
The project will deliver net beneficial gains for biodiversity. Solar farm installations have a small footprint on the land they occupy, leaving considerable scope for biodiversity enhancements. Research has shown that responsibly managed solar farms can play an important role in reducing the decline in biodiversity.
Existing trees and hedgerows will be retained and protected and supplemented by additional native species planting to support local habitats as part of a wider ecological network.
The development of green projects like Daisy Hill Solar Farm also create business opportunities and economic activity which contribute to the country’s green recovery.
We are committed to using local suppliers and contractors during construction
and long-term operation of the project, which will benefit the local economy, and provide jobs to people in the local area.• The proposal does not require the stopping or diversion of any public rights of way.
• This is a temporary development, allowing the land to rest for the period of operation up to 40 years. Decommissioning and full restoration of the site at the end of life of the development will be secured via planning condition.
• Enviromena is seeking to engage with the local community to support projects in the local area.
• The project does not require Government subsidies.
About Us
Enviromena, the developer of this project, is a clean energy solutions company providing safe, affordable, and reliable solutions for growing sustainable power demands. Headquartered in the UK, Enviromena has more than 16 years’ global experience in developing, designing, constructing, managing, and operating ground-breaking renewable energy projects.
Enviromena have installed over 17,000 power systems globally and currently manages, operates, and maintains over 250 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy assets including solar and energy storage projects. Additionally, Enviromena currently has a further 2.3GW in construction and development across the UK and Italy.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The Climate Emergency, the cost of living crisis and the energy crunch are all linked by how we generate, use and supply energy. We urgently need to generate energy from new, low cost, low carbon sources and solar is the lowest cost and quickest to deploy of all energy sources. It is currently one-ninth the cost of gas and less than one third of the cost of nuclear.
The proposed solar farm will generate renewable electricity integral to the UK Government’s overarching policy to provide significant reductions in national greenhouse gas emissions and improved energy security.
The Government’s Energy Security Strategy (2022) proposed a five-fold increase in solar by 2035. Daisy Hill Solar Farm will help the UK reach this target and create a greener, cleaner energy future for Yorkshire. We are committing long-term funding to bring forward renewable energy generation and low carbon programmes which we believe will help deliver a more sustainable future.
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The solar farm is a temporary development and will not change the land classification. Once the solar farm is no longer in operation it will be decommissioned and the land will return to its previous agricultural usage.
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The UK Food Security Report (2021) found that “the biggest medium to long term risk to the UK’s domestic production comes from climate change and other environmental pressures like soil degradation, water quality and biodiversity”. Solar farms currently account for 0.08% of total land use in the UK (Solar Energy UK 2022). The Government targets for a fivefold increase in solar would result in 0.3% of the UK land area being used by solar (Carbon Brief, 2022). This is the equivalent to around half of the space used by golf courses.
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The site for Daisy Hill Solar Farm has been carefully selected as part of a detailed site assessment process. Considerations have been made on all the following, to ensure this site is the most appropriate one for our scheme: grid capacity, land availability, heritage assets, flood risk and agricultural land quality.
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No. Solar panels have no moving parts and emit no sound. Inverters and transformers can emit very low- level sound, but these are sited away from houses and cannot be heard from more than a few metres away.
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There is no evidence that solar farms have a negative impact on wildlife. In fact, wildlife thrives within the sites when managed sensitively.
We are committed to significant net biodiversity gain at Daisy Hill Farm through the creation of new habitats to support local wildlife. Existing hedgerows will be strengthened and new hedgerows will be planted to improve habitat connectivity across the site. We will set aside a significant proportion of the land for habitats to support mammals, birds and invertebrates.
Further ecological enhancement measures such as bird boxes and bat boxes will be placed within the site to encourage those populations to prosper.
Public Consultation Event
We held a public consultation event on Wednesday 10 April 2024 from 2pm to 7pm at The Methodist Chapel, Front Lane, Elstronwick, Hull, HU12 9BP.
We’d like to thank local residents for attending. Please find here the consultation boards that were presented at the event.
Contact Us
If you wish to contact us or require further information, please feel free to use the form (situated to the left) or by the following methods:
feedback@alpacacommunications.com
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