… their successful completion and commissioning. This is also a neat procurement solution. The 35 MW solar farm in York will generate enough power for 10,000 homes and generate carbon savings of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. The 25 MW solar farm in Hull will generate enough power for 8,000 homes and generate carbon savings of around 10,000 tonnes per annum. The Council will then arrange…
… have taken the developer route in terms of renewable energy projects. This means that they take authority owned land and procure a design, build and operate contract whereby an asset is built for them and then subsequently run it on behalf of the authority. This traditional route is favoured because the Council controls the development process. However, in other non-energy fields of local…