Representation by Ed Mayall
- Date submitted
- 9 March 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Making use of as many of the sun’s photons as possible can only be a good thing. However, when they fall on green fields, they are already being converted to usable energy, and at higher efficiency than is possible with even the best photovoltaic cells. There is so much ‘dead’ area available: the rooves of factories, warehouses and farm buildings; every new build should have a roof that is just PV cells – no tiles needed; and I’m sure the technology exists to allow roads and footpaths to generate solar electricity. Further: how about putting weather shelters with PV panels over parking spaces at supermarkets? The Sunnica ‘farm’ will do nothing to enrich the area or its population (apart from a few individuals who are in least need of further enrichment!). Putting aside the safety and obvious aesthetic concerns, this will destroy good farmland for decades for little benefit. Obviously, production of electricity must continue and clean sources are essential for any kind of future, but there are much better ways than destroying good agricultural land.