Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE), a UK-headquartered international developer of utility scale solar and battery storage projects, has commenced the community consultation for a 15MWp solar farm in the East Lindsey area of Lincolnshire. The proposed scheme will also include energy storage of up to 5MW/20 MWh.
Subject to the outcome of its local consultation process and its environment and technical assessments, PACE is aiming to submit a planning application for the scheme before the end of this year (2021).
PACE has 70MWp of projects fully permitted and working to enter construction in early 2022 and has a target of advancing into planning an additional 200+MWp before the end of 2021.
Rob Denman, Managing Director of Pathfinder Clean Energy said: “Our Lincolnshire project will add to our ever-expanding portfolio across the UK.
“With the current turmoil in the gas markets increasing energy prices, and the need to get to Net Zero, the need for unsubsidised renewable energy schemes have never been more important to the UK.”
“We continue to explore additional ways we can innovate on our projects for the benefit of the energy market and the electricity grid. PACE is already looking to co-locate energy storage and we are exploring opportunities to develop green hydrogen across the UK where economically and logistically viable to meet the potential increase in demand from industry and the commercial transport sectors’.