Representation by Michael Highland
- Date submitted
- 7 March 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Good Morning, I would like further information in relation to the Sunnica project. I hear a lot of negatives in relation to the land being used for Solar panels but I do not have enough factual information to make an informed opinion about the project. 1. Estimations on how much CO2 would be produced for all works from start to finish on the Sunnica project, manufacturing the 1,000,000 solar panels, battery storage boxes, Vehicles, Diggers, Transportation, Concrete manufacturing. Provide factual detail based on smaller projects detailing number of solar panels and battery storage units installed. 2. Amount of CO2 absorbing plants/trees etc currently in place as by removing these plants this would add to the CO2 cost 3. How long would all the solar panels/batteries take to recoup the lost CO2 used in Point 1. 4. How long is a solar panels useful life before requiring replacement, and how much CO2 would be required to replace 1 solar panel including transport, machines/equipment to reinstall and dispose of the old unit etc? 5. What would the impact be on electromagnetic radiation being released into the air? 6. What will be the impact to the ecosystem of plant life, animal life, insects etc I look forward to hearing from you soon.