A WOKINGHAM company has completed their first solar farm project in Wales.
Enviromena, a clean energy solutions provider based in Grazeley, has announced that they have successfully energised their first project.
The site over on Bryngolwg Farm, Aberdare–around 20 miles east of Swansea–now has the capacity to power 2,500 homes, offsetting around 3,700 tons of greenhouse gas emissions a year.
The project saw the transformation of low-grade agricultural land, previously used for coal mining activity, which left existing hedgerows alongside additional native planting and an area to promote biodervsity.
The design also allows sheep who graze on the site to continue grazing throughout the project, further contributing to the aim for a net gain in biodiversity for the scheme.
Enviromena will manage the site under a long-term contract with O&M, including monitoring the site for performance security, mainenance, and landscaping.
The project will also see the funding of solar roofing for a village hall run by Rhigos Community Council, the local authority which deals with the farm.
The news follows the announcement that Enviromena has just completed a major equity raise of £65million, which will support the growth of its UK solar portfolio to more than 500MW by 2025.
Chief Operating Officer at Enviromena, Gary Hales, said: “We are pleased to have energised Bryngolwg, our first project in Wales, safely and on time. The team has designed and constructed a high yielding project which can help to make a difference in achieving Wales’s net zero targets.”
Lee Adams, Enviromena’s European sales director, said: “Supporting the local community is one of our core values.
“Our commitment to leave all the communities and places that we touch in better condition than when we arrived begins with constantly evaluating the long-term impacts of all that we do.”
