Hive Energy sets sights on giant subsidy-free 350MW solar farm in Kent

Michael Holder
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Cleve Hill Solar Park Ltd, a joint venture between Hive Energy and Wirsol Energy, would be UK's largest solar farm

Hive Energy has teamed up with German solar specialist Wirsol Energy to pursue plans to build the UK's largest solar farm, unveiling proposals this week for a site on the Kent coast that could generate...

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