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Green light for Scotland's largest solar farm

Madeleine Cuff
Madeleine Cuff
clock 17 August 2017 •
The massive 47-hectare site will feature around 80,000 panels | Credit: Juwi
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Giant 47-hectare site wins approval from Moray Council in Scotland

A Scottish council has this week granted planning permission for what would be the country's largest solar farm, a 20MW project near Urquhart in Morayshire, Northern Scotland. The solar farm is set...

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