The Anonymous Widower

UK’s ‘Largest’ Floating Solar Farm Given Go-ahead

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.

This is the sub-heading.

A floating solar farm described as the UK’s largest is to be built in the north of England after planning permission was approved.

These three paragraphs add more details.

The 46,500-panel array will be installed at the Port of Barrow’s Cavendish Dock in Cumbria and will be capable of producing enough energy to power 14,000 homes a year.

It will be built by Associated British Ports (ABP) and will be used to power the area’s advanced manufacturing sector, including submarine-maker BAE Systems.

The company’s divisional port manager Bryan Davies said the solar farm would “drive economic growth” and was a major milestone in the company’s plans to develop Port of Barrow.

This Google Map shows Cavendish Dock in the centre of Barrow-in-Furness.

Note.

1. BAe Systems are in the West side of the map.
2. It looks like the picture on the BBC article was taken from the East.
3. In the picture the Cavendish Causeway runs across the bottom-left Corner.
4. The solar array appears to be in the North side of the dock.

The solar array will be an impressive structure, when it is complete.

November 30, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Energy | ABP, BAe Systems, Barrow-in-Furness, Floating Solar Power, Port Of Barrow, Shipbuilding, Solar Power, Submarine