'Solar lion' to help UK's largest zoo clawaway at its carbon impact

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Solar lion is expected to generated a third of Whipsnade zoo's electricity | Credit:Zoological Society of London
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Solar lion is expected to generated a third of Whipsnade zoo's electricity | Credit:Zoological Society of London

New solar farm will be built in the shape of the Whipsnade chalk lion and is set to produce 1MW of capacity to help power famous zoo

A solar farm is to be built in the shape of the Whipsnade chalk lion at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in a bid to help cut the carbon emissions of the UK's largest zoo, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) today...

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