P-06-1503 Site ground mounted solar panels next to roads and railways, in industrial areas and over car parks

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This petition was submitted by Jo Baigent, having collected a total of 401 signatures.

Text of petition:

Acting on climate change means we need to reduce our energy use and move to using more renewable energy. Solar power is part of the solution.

Germany have taken a different approach to Wales and the UK however and commissioned studies to look at siting ground mounted solar panels next to roads and railways, in industrial areas and even over car parks. These studies have identified enough suitable land to install more than enough solar to meet Germany’s 2030 target of 215GW.

Additional information:

Meanwhile, in an effort to increase solar power capacity and to support the solar manufacturing industry in Europe, the EU are progressing a ‘solar roof top initiative’ which will see new regulations making it mandatory to install solar panels on any new public, commercial and residential buildings by 2029.

Welsh Government however prefer not to bring in new regulations which would see all new builds in Wales having solar panels. They are also in favour of siting ground mounted solar panels on agricultural land.

We call on Welsh Government to commission a new study to analyse the options for ground mounted solar panels alongside roads, railways, in industrial areas and over car parks to see if we can achieve our solar power targets by using these areas.

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/07/02/german-industry-embraces-rooftop-solar/

https://www.borntoengineer.com/solar-panels-a-requirement-on-all-new-eu-buildings

Status

This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 30/06/2025. 

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It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 30/06/2025. 

Senedd Constituency and Region:

·     Ynys Môn

·     North Wales

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