{"id":305308,"date":"2023-08-14T13:37:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T13:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/?p=305308"},"modified":"2024-07-02T15:01:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:01:28","slug":"new-video-virtual-tour-of-a-uk-solar-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/uk\/news\/new-video-virtual-tour-of-a-uk-solar-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"New video: virtual tour of a UK solar farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block-page-title bg-color-white\">\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <h1 class=\"fg-color-gradient\">New video: virtual tour of a UK solar farm<\/h1>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n  \n\n\n<section class=\"banner-single position-relative\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 px-0\">\n                <div class=\"position-relative w-100 h-100 aspect-ratio-banner object-fit-cover\">\n          <picture>\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14100913\/Ibstock-Brick-solar-virtual-tour-thumbnail-450x253.png, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14100913\/Ibstock-Brick-solar-virtual-tour-thumbnail-1000x563.png 2x\"\n                          media=\"(max-width: 575px)\">\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14112111\/Ibstock-solar-panorama-1000x400.png, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14112111\/Ibstock-solar-panorama-1920x768.png 2x\"\n                          media=\"(min-width: 576px) and (max-width: 991px)\">\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14112111\/Ibstock-solar-panorama.png, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14112111\/Ibstock-solar-panorama.png 2x\"\n                          media=\"(min-width: 992px)\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14112111\/Ibstock-solar-panorama.png\" alt=\"\"\n                       srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/14112111\/Ibstock-solar-panorama.png 2x\"\n                       sizes=\"auto, 100vw\"\n                       class=\"position-absolute w-100 h-100 left-0 top-0 object-fit-cover\"\n                       width=\"2000\"\n                       height=\"800\">\n                <\/picture>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text align block_acf-block-6684164606f85 block bg-color-white position-relative z-1 overflow-hidden\">\n    <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"container \">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n        <span class=\"rich-text standard-text fg-color-navy\">\n          <p>Ever wanted to take a tour around a solar project? Our new video gives you a virtual walk-through of our<a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/uk\/project\/ibstock-solar\/\"> 4.9MWp Ibstock solar farm<\/a>, powering leading brick manufacturer Ibstock Brick.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Virtual tour of Ibstock Brick solar farm, UK\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/weTH7OkpeNU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As with all of our projects, the Ibstock Brick solar farm was developed with a bespoke Biodiversity Management Plan designed to support and enhance the local environment with native species planting. We consulted with the local community during the planning phase to get their input into our plans, and to make sure that we were designing a project that wouldn&#8217;t just generate renewable energy but also provide additional benefits to the surrounding area, from community benefit funds to biodiversity enhancements.<\/p>\n<p>The installation, which was funded, developed, connected and now operated by Lightsource bp, powers the manufacturer\u2019s Leicestershire headquarters and further cements the company\u2019s status as one of the UK\u2019s most sustainable brickworks. The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) provides Ibstock Brick with sustainable, renewable energy at a fixed cost for the next 25 years, and makes the company the first brick factory in the UK to be part-powered by a large-scale solar farm. Ibstock Brick is committed to becoming more resource-efficient, and this solar PPA with Lightsource bp allows the manufacturer to make use of renewable energy to reduce its carbon footprint and reliance on the national grid.<\/p>\n\n        <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards align block_acf-block-6684164606fbc block bg-color-white\">\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <h3 class=\"mb-35\">Read more Lightsource bp news<\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 mb-30\">\n  <div class=\"multi-column-cards__image-container\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/uk\/news\/farming-and-energy-working-side-by-side\/\" class=\"d-block w-100 h-100\">\n      <picture><source 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with solar electricity generation, enabling livestock to graze and crops to grow alongside and beneath solar panels.<\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/uk\/news\/farming-and-energy-working-side-by-side\/\">Read Story <span class=\"ml-10\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8\" height=\"14\" fill=\"none\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M1 13l6-6-6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 mb-30\">\n  <div class=\"multi-column-cards__image-container\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/uk\/news\/exploring-cutting-edge-agripv-innovations-during-site-visits-in-austria\/\" class=\"d-block w-100 h-100\">\n      <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/21163551\/Agrivoltaics-site-visit-Austria-aspect-ratio-315-195-1200x743.png 1200w, 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<\/a>\n      <p class=\"mb-15 line-height-level-6\"> Deepening our understanding of how solar energy and agriculture can sustainably coexist at scale by learning from pioneering projects across Austria.<\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/uk\/news\/exploring-cutting-edge-agripv-innovations-during-site-visits-in-austria\/\">Read Story <span class=\"ml-10\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8\" height=\"14\" fill=\"none\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M1 13l6-6-6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 mb-30\">\n  <div class=\"multi-column-cards__image-container\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/uk\/news\/key-leadership-appointments-uk-and-ireland-business-development-team\/\" class=\"d-block w-100 h-100\">\n      <picture><source 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