Cleve Hill solar farm
Cleve Hill solar farm is a photovoltaic power station that was approved 28 May 2020. It is sited on the Graveney marshes between Faversham and Whitstable, Kent in the UK. It will generate 350MW of electricity from vertical solar panels and will feature 700MWh of battery storage. Because of its size, it is a nationally significant infrastructure project so outside the standard local planning procedure. Description. The solar farm is being developed in partnership by Hive Energy and Wirsol Energy Ltd and will be the largest solar farm in the UK generating approximately 350 MW of  electricity. The of Grade 3b agricultural land will be covered by the east|west facing solar photovoltaic panels. Across the marsh run the 400kV powerlines of the national grid. They are supported by eight 40m pylons. There is a large 150/400kV electricity substation at Cleve Hill, serving the London Array offshore wind farm that lies to the north beyond the mouth of the Thames Estuary. The output from the Solar Farm will use this substation to connect to the grid. Here, a battery array will placed, that will charge from the sunlight during the day and release the energy at  night when it is needed. Construction faced opposition by residents and environmental groups on the grounds of loss of biodiversity resulting from covering large are by PV panels, and safety, where concerns were raised about a possible fire and explosion of the battery blocks.