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
Labour — Newcastle 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 StuartMy 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.