Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 189801

Solar Power

Tabled: 15 June 2023
Answered: 23 June 2023

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with water companies on the potential merits of using floating solar panels on (a) lakes, (b) reservoirs, (c) industrial ponds and (d) near coastal areas on

Answer

Graham Stuart
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State met representatives from Thames Water Ventures on the 19th of April 2023 to discuss their plans for floating solar across their estate of reservoirs and the merits of floating solar deployment across the UK.