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Triodos confirms £16m investment boost for UK's largest community solar farm

Toby Hill
clock 31 October 2019 •
John Stott, Chair of the Heart of England Community Energy solar farm. Image courtesy of Triodos Banks
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John Stott, Chair of the Heart of England Community Energy solar farm. Image courtesy of Triodos Banks

Finance to support a solar farm capable of generating enough power for 4,500 homes

A leading community-owned renewables project received a multi-million pound boost yesterday, with the announcement of a £16m investment in the Heart of England Community Energy solar farm in Warwickshire....

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