Low Carbon Hub Webinar Series: Ground Mount Solar in Oxfordshire

In our final webinar, Low Carbon Hub’s Business Development Director, Tom Heel will be discussing the rise of ground mount solar and more specifically our new ground mount solar project: Ray Valley Solar Park.
Planning permission has been secured for Ray Valley Solar, a 19 MW ground mount solar park situated near Arncott, three miles south east of Bicester. The final project design is in development but is anticipated to comprise 45,000 solar panels on an 80-acre site. Ray Valley Solar will be the largest community-owned solar park in the UK and will generate 18 GWh of clean green electricity every year, enough to power over 6,000 homes. It will also form a key part of Project LEO.

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Regarding the last question when we looked at a tracker versus a fixed panel 4kw system 10 years ago the economics did not come close to working out even when ignoring any maintenance needed for the tracker. The big advantage of a tracker is for more output when space is limited and they also help flatten the output curve throughout the day. Unless trackers have significantly reduced in price fixed panels with battery storage are probably far more cost effective and much lower maintenance on a large scale.