Ecotricity secures planning permission to turn two wind farms into 'hybrid energy parks'

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Green energy specialist to add solar arrays at existing wind farms in Devon and Leicestershire

Ecotricity has today announced it has gained planning permission to build two new solar farms at existing wind farm sites in Devon and Leicestershire, paving the way for some of the first ‘hybrid energy...

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