Ilmatar Takes a Significant Step Forward with Sweden’s Largest Solar Park
After 1.5 years of investigations, the application for Sweden’s currently largest planned solar cell park has been completed and submitted for environmental review to the County Administrative Board in Östergötland. At Ilmatar’s 550-hectare project area in Olivehult, solar energy production is planned to coexist with sheep grazing in collaboration with the farm Wästanå Gård.
Solar parks, a good way to make land use more efficient
According to farmer Robert Pettersson (left in picture) at Wästanå Gård, the planned solar park in Olivehult means that land that today consists of forest with low natural values can be used to produce energy, increase biodiversity and contribute to producing food.
– We need more energy and grazing animals in Sweden, he says.
