{"id":347881,"date":"2023-11-29T14:29:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/news\/solar-and-nature-in-perfect-harmony\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T12:10:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T12:10:12","slug":"solar-and-nature-in-perfect-harmony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/solar-and-nature-in-perfect-harmony\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar and nature in perfect harmony"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SolarPower Europe have released this year\u2019s entries for their 2023 photo competition, showcasing how solar and nature coexist in perfect harmony. This year Lightsource bp has submitted three photos, showcasing our projects in the UK, Greece and Spain alongside a variety of other entries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From Agri-PV installations, animals grazing amongst the panels, to projects surrounded by wildlife and biodiversity, our solar projects thrive being amongst nature.<\/p>\n

Once constructed our projects offer an ideal location to boost the biodiversity and resilience of the local ecosystem, providing a place for wildlife to co-exist.<\/p>\n

Biodiversity can be increased in several ways on solar farms and the initiatives are usually tailored to the existing environment, so that our sites act as a boost to the surrounding area’s ecosystem. As a first step our environmental assessments help us understand the local ecosystem, and how we can enhance it. This means that different projects host different planting schemes and play home to a variety of animals.<\/p>\n

We are really excited to have participated in this year’s event and hope to repeat our success of last year, having been named winner of 2022’s SolarPower Europe competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lightsource bp’s entries<\/h3>\n

You can vote for your favourite photo at solar and nature in harmony<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Frosty hare \u2014 a frozen moment on our Wilburton solar farm in the UK.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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In Kozani, Greece, our mesmerising solar site emerges from a field of vibrant purple flowers \u2014 an example of sustainability and beauty.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Renewable horizons: A stunning glimpse of solar panels and sheep peacefully coexisting at this beautiful site in Vendimia, Spain.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\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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