TSEP#130 Sustainability: How Can Solar Best Support Nature Conservation and Biodiversity?

Photovoltaics in the field of tension: this topic has preoccupied
the industry since the construction of the first large-scale PV
power plants on greenfield sites.  In times when project and
generation scales are reaching new dimensions, it is more
important than ever. How can open-space plants be implemented in
harmony with nature and landscape regulations?  How can
biodiversity be preserved and promoted with the expansion of PV
plants?  And what criteria come into play in environmental
assessments that contribute to site selection? Lina Dubina,
Policy Advisor for Sustainability at SolarPower Europe, tells us.


Timeline:




01:58 How can local spatial planning contribute to the
mitigation of land use conflicts between solar PV and
different types of land, including agriculture?




05:08 Cost-effectiveness: How viable are large-scale
PV-plants implementing biodiversity measures?




09:09 What are the benefits for farmers giving their land for
mixed-use-PV-plants instead of traditional crop production
and farming?




17:59 Sustainable solar plants can contribute to the
restoration of degraded land. How will the extra costs for
restoration measures be financed within a PV project?




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