Opponents call on UK govt to put solar farm on hold
China DailyOpponents of a plan to build Europe's largest solar energy project in the English county of Lincolnshire have formed a protest group to urge the government to block the idea. All solar energy projects capable of generating more than 50 megawatts are now known as "nationally significant infrastructure projects", or NSIPs, and considered too significant to the United Kingdom's energy needs to be decided at the local level. The company behind the proposed project, Meridian Solar, has said it would help the UK meet "the urgent need for cleaner forms of generation to replace fossil fuels" and "make a significant contribution to energy security" while playing "a key role in accelerating the country's transition to net-zero". Professor Janet Bellamy, an expert in food processing at the University of Lincoln, said at a recent packed public meeting about the project that the industrialization of Lincolnshire's fertile farmland could turn it into a "death valley", with a severely damaged ability to produce fresh vegetables and a limited contribution to national food security as a result.
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