Rooftops and car parks can power Sussex to solar energy targets

• Majority of required solar capacity could be installed on existing buildings and car parks, with almost universal public support  
• Decarbonising the grid requires far less land than previously feared
• Installing solar panels should be a requirement of planning permission for all car parks, new buildings and major renovations in Sussex

More than half of solar panels required to hit government net-zero targets could be fitted on rooftops and car parks according to a major new report. 

Research commissioned by CPRE and carried out by the UCL Energy Institute found decarbonising the grid requires far less land than previously feared. 

Read: Press release – Rooftop solar energy