Riverside Solar

The challenge

The valley floor floods most winters, and the farmer wanted to keep grazing sheep on the land after the panels went in.

The site also sits next to a busy river walk, so we planned screening and glare with the parish.

Our approach

Panels sit on raised frames above the flood line, rows follow the river so water drains freely, and a 120 MWh battery stores the midday peak.

Native hedgerows and wildflower margins now frame the rows, and the panels face away from the river path.

The result

Sheep still graze between the rows, and the battery now covers the evening peak for the whole town of Riverside.

Biodiversity on the site has risen by more than 20 percent since the hedgerows went in.

Key facts

• 94 MW of solar on raised flood-safe frames

• 120 MWh battery covering the evening peak

• Sheep grazing kept on 90 percent of the land

• Biodiversity up more than 20 percent