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Solar power to the people

Solar power to the people

The headline-grabbing Botley West Solar Farm might lead you to think that solar power is all about big-money investors – but in a corner of Oxfordshire near Bicester, a community project is proving the opposite. Now, Oxfordshire residents are being invited to invest in Britain’s first community-owned solar energy battery,

Far above the world is a satellite beaming power down to Earth (blue).

Space Solar – power from above

We’ve written about the emerging climate crisis and the 250 years of Oxford science as evidence. We’ve written about its impact on our gardens. We’ve written how renewable solar energy, one part of the remedy, is planned on a large scale in Oxfordshire but is facing challenges

Oxfordshire’s solar boom continues

Oxfordshire’s solar boom continues

It’s a mark of the investment going into solar power right now that, just a fortnight after we ran a long read on one Oxfordshire solar farm, we’re back with a round-up of the latest projects in the county. For once, the word ‘boom’ isn’t hyperbolic. Below

Energy: Will the sun shine on Botley West Solar Farm?

Energy: Will the sun shine on Botley West Solar Farm?

With a government determined to “sprint towards clean, homegrown energy”, it’s a good time to be an investor in solar farms. Ed Miliband, the Secretary of State for Energy, has made no secret of his support for onshore solar – a stark contrast to his Conservative predecessors. He approved three