HERE’S the latest work going on at the former RAF Lyneham airbase as work continues to turn the site into a 83 hectare solar farm.
The aerial images have been submitted by reader Matthew Williams.
The farm, approved at the end of last year by Wiltshire Council, will take up an area greater than 100 football pitches when it is complete and consist of around 160,000 solar panels.
It will have the capacity to generate 40MW of power which will be enough to supply the Defence College of Technical Training which is set to open at the former base in November.
It is thought that the farm will also be able to generate enough surplus power to fuel around 10,000 homes with electricity.
“The use of solar energy to power the college reinforces MoD’s commitment to the use of renewable energy sources,” said Steve Jeffries, principal project manager for DIO, who are overseeing the project.
“By bringing together training in one place we are not only improving efficiency but also helping to save money for the taxpayer by rationalising the Defence estate.”
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