Our proposals for Peartree Hill
Peartree Hill is made up of several areas of land (now named Land Areas B-F), with the areas being connected by a series of underground cables. Peartree Hill will establish a grid connection via underground cables to the Creyke Beck Substation, transferring electricity to the national electricity network.
The solar farm is situated on land between the villages of Tickton, Riston, Wawne, Weel, and Woodmansey.
Anticipated to generate 320MW of clean energy, Peartree Hill is classed as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) due to its scale. As such, the project is progressing through the Development Consent Order (DCO) planning process. The final decision on whether to grant consent for the project will be made by the Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Following extensive consultation, we have submitted our DCO application, incorporating feedback received during the statutory consultation. A key change includes the removal of Land Area A from the proposals. Our submitted application can be found on the Documents page.
Proposals at a glance
Supporting the UK’s net zero targets by displacing over 11,400,000 tonnes of CO2 from equivalent fossil fuel energy – that equates to taking c. 166,000 cars off the road for a year.
Contributing 320MW of clean electricity to the national grid, enough to power the equivalent of approximately 167,000 homes – that’s more than every home in Hull!
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) on-site, ensuring the solar farm can be as flexible as possible in delivering energy to the grid.
Over 95% of the solar panel areas can be made available for sheep grazing, retaining an agricultural use and allowing topsoil to recover, by increasing soil organic matter and improving the soil structure.
Up to 19.5km of proposed new hedgerows and trees, including a mix of mature and semi-mature tree planting to further improve visual screening and habitat creation.
Over 50% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) to be delivered on-site, providing new and improved habitats, such as wildflower meadows, grassland areas, bird and bat nesting boxes and beehives.
Providing additional opportunities for public recreation, with up to 12km of proposed new permissive paths across the site, outdoor picnic areas and classrooms, new signage, benches and community orchards.
RWE will provide a community benefit fund of up to £4.2 million to support local community groups and initiatives.
Around £18.5 million generated in business rates over the lifetime of Peartree Hill, to be used by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to fund important local services.
Educational opportunities introduced across the site, including information boards and potential outdoor classrooms and educational trails, providing information features and renewable energy generation.
Components of Peartree Hill Solar Farm
Peartree Hill would include the below necessary components, along with a range of environmental mitigation and enhancements, as well as new community assets.
Solar panels and associated mounting structures
- Solar panels harness the sun’s rays and convert them into electricity. The panels proposed would reach a maximum height of 3m and will be made of a frame (typically aluminium), glass, crystalline silicon solar cells, and copper wiring, all of which can be extracted, separated, and recycled or reused.
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
- Battery storage is an integral component of renewable energy technologies, storing excess energy during periods of peak generation or low demand and releasing it during peak demand or in case of power outages. This safe and proven technology would support Peartree Hill to generate a consistent and reliable renewably generated power supply, even when the sun is not shining.
Other infrastructure
- On-site supporting equipment including inverters, transformers, and switchgears.
- Two on-site substations to connect the solar panels to the electricity network.
- Underground cabling connecting solar panel areas to the on-site substations, to other Land Areas and to Creyke Beck Substation.
- Supporting infrastructure including access tracks, security measures, gates and fencing, lighting, drainage infrastructure and storage containers.
- Highways works to enable construction for example, additional passing places.
Land Area plans
Please see below our Land Area plans, including field numbers.
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