Red tape takes the shine off on-farm solar

Sheep grazing under solar panels on a farm in North Judland, Denmark. Picture: Espen Beck/Getty Images

Farmers wishing to take full advantage of solar power will have to wait many months if they are depending on an exemption from planning permission for solar installations.

The slow pace of legislation to achieve exemption is yet another setback for the once-promising contribution of rural solar to renewable energy.