Ørsted is sharing plans for Kingfisher Solar Farm in the East Riding of Yorkshire, which would have a capacity of approximately 320MW.

The farm will be on land three miles north of the town of Beverley and east of the A164. The proposals for Kingfisher are being brought forward by Ørsted, and if granted consent, Kingfisher is expected to be operational by the end of 2030 with a lifespan that would see it provide energy for up to six decades.

An initial, non-statutory consultation will run from February for local residents, businesses and community groups can learn about Kingfisher and share their feedback online on the project.

Randall Linfoot, Ørsted’s programme manager for Kingfisher, said: “Kingfisher Solar Farm will provide green energy for around 100,000 British households, making a significant contribution toward meeting the country’s ambitious plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.”

Ørsted is proposing to use the same cable route as the Government consented Hornsea 4 Offshore Wind Farm (another Ørsted developed project) for Kingfisher. This would connect to the National Grid via an underground cable route to the Creyke Beck substation, situated south of Beverley and north of Cottingham.

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