{"id":328896,"date":"2023-09-21T10:54:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T10:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/?p=328896"},"modified":"2024-07-02T14:45:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:45:25","slug":"farmers-weekly-award-nominees-visit-lightsource-bp-uk-solar-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/farmers-weekly-award-nominees-visit-lightsource-bp-uk-solar-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmers Weekly Award nominees visit Lightsource bp UK solar farm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Farmers Weekly Award nominees visit Lightsource bp UK solar farm <\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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This year, Lightsource bp is proud to be sponsoring the \u201cAg Student of the Year\u201d category at the Farmers Weekly Awards. These awards are most prestigious awards in the agriculture industry, recognising farmers\u2019 achievements across the country, and as a company dedicated to supporting the rural economy we\u2019re delighted to be a part of it in 2023.<\/p>\n

British solar has gone hand in hand with British farming since the early days of the industry \u2013 in order to generate sustainable, renewable electricity and combat the energy and climate crises, we are heavily reliant on farmers and landowners. As such, Lightsource bp is committed to supporting not just the individual farmers and businesses that lease land to our projects, but the farming industry as a whole. Sponsorships of rural events (Royal Three Counties Show<\/a>, Badminton Horse Trials<\/a>) and partnerships with leading rural organisations (NFU<\/a>, CLA<\/a>) are a crucial part of this endeavour, and the Ag Student of the Year award sponsorship is new ground this year.<\/p>\n

The award celebrates students studying an agricultural related degree, NVQ or BTEC course at a British university or college, and this year\u2019s judging panel has selected three finalists bursting with talent, achieving great results, showing leadership and having a positive impact on their college, community or home farm.<\/p>\n

This week, Lightsource bp welcomed two of the three Ag Student of the Year nominees to our 5MWp Manor Farm Eggington<\/a> solar project, for a guided tour of the site, accompanied by our expert engineers and solar farm landowner Richard Sears. The nominees walked the site, getting a good look at how the equipment functions and the sheep grazing between the panels, and discussed the ways in which diversification can impact farm businesses, via solar leases and beyond. It was a really interesting morning, with lots of important questions raised around the relationship between solar and farming and the future of both in the UK.<\/p>\n

Lightsource bp will be presenting the Ag Student of the Year award at the celebratory dinner on the 5th of October in London, and look forward to seeing which of the three impressive nominees will walk away victorious this year.<\/p>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Becoming a solar landowner<\/h2>\n
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Allocating a portion of your land to lease for a solar farm opens up a diversified and dependable income stream. Take a look to see if a solar lease with Lightsource bp could work for your business.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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13 Feb, 2026<\/p>\n \n

Hett Moor Solar Farm awarded a contract in UK AR7 renewables auction<\/h5>\n <\/a>\n

Lightsource bp has been awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) for Hett Moor Solar Farm in the UK Government\u2019s latest renewables auction, AR7.<\/p>\n

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26 Jan, 2026<\/p>\n \n

Farming and energy – working side by side<\/h5>\n <\/a>\n

Sheep grazing on solar farms combines agriculture with solar electricity generation, enabling livestock to graze and crops to grow alongside and beneath solar panels.<\/p>\n

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21 Jan, 2026<\/p>\n \n

Exploring cutting-edge AgriPV innovations during site visits in Austria<\/h5>\n <\/a>\n

Deepening our understanding of how solar energy and agriculture can sustainably coexist at scale by learning from pioneering projects across Austria.<\/p>\n

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