Huge solar farm could power Norfolk's largest 'vertical farm'
Added on 29 March 2022
The 130-acre solar farm - around the same size as 65 football pitches - could be built near Colton, to the west of Norwich.
If the plans get the go-ahead, it would help power a food production park, including a Ł25m 'vertical farm' - an indoor growing space with trays from floor to ceiling growing salad and herbs for supermarkets.
The solar farm would generate enough energy to power the equivalent of 12,498 homes, offsetting more than 9,033 tonnes of CO2 every year.
In plans submitted to South Norfolk Council (SNC), the developers say the energy would be used to power the Food Enterprise Park (FEP) - a 46-acre food production site near Easton.
The FEP is used by a variety of businesses, including Colman's and Fisher Farms, which aims to open the largest 'vertical farm' in Norfolk by the end of 2022.
The solar developers, Pathfinder Clean Energy, said there was currently not enough power to support the growth of the FEP.
It said it would lease the land from the current farmer, providing a diverse form of income at a time of falling government subsidies, while also improving biodiversity and offering grazing land for sheep.
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Source: Eastern Daily Press
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