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Army fires up first of four giant solar farms

04 October 2021 • 2 min read

Defense minister Jeremy Quin meeting soldiers at the new site (Credit: Cpl Danielle Dawson MOD Crown Copyright 2021)

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Investment is part of Project Prometheus, designed to boost the Army's use of renewable power

The British Army's first photovoltaic solar farm has been officially opened, in the latest part of a £200m investment programme to increase the military's use of renewable power. The huge site, the...

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