Sunny Oaks

Renewable Energy Park

The Project 

  • The project would be located on privately owned arable land to the south west of Wootton Common.

  • The project could generate approximately 20MW of solar photovoltaic electricity.

  • The project could host up to 30MW of BESS (Battery Energy Storage System).

  • It is currently estimated that the solar farm will generate the equivalent electricity needs of approximately 5,571 Isle of Wight homes (based on average domestic consumption per household of 3900kWh p.a., DBEIS 2020).

  • From the displacement of electricity generated from fossil fuel powered generation, the proposed development would offset the emissions of a significant quantity of pollutants. This reduction in emissions would contribute to the national legislation of net zero emissions by 2050, as well as the climate emergency declared by Isle of Wight Council and its target of achieving net zero across the whole island community by 2040.

  • The project would result in a net gain for biodiversity, through new ecological and enhanced planting measures, including beehives.

  • Once the renewable energy park is operating, funding will be made available to the local community to help fund community initiatives. 

  • For more information on our community ethos and the community benefit fund for Sunny Oaks please click here.

Solar Generation

~20MW

Battery Storage

Up to 30MW

Island Homes Powered

~5,571

Infrastructure, Surveys and EIA

Infrastructure

A range of infrastructure will be required as part of the new renewable energy park, which will include ground-mounted solar panels, inverters, a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), transformer units, switch gear and substation, and temporary construction compounds.

Surveys

Our proposals and designs for the site will be guided by data gathered during surveys, technical assessments, and by advice provided by independent environmental consultants. Surveys began in Autumn 2021 and will continue through Spring 2022. The technical assessment reports will be provided within the reporting that will accompany our planning application. 

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Ridge Clean Energy submitted a a request for a Screening Opinion to the Isle of Wight Council in February 2022, who's Screening Opinion confirmed that an EIA was not required.