Article 6062F A greener greenhouse: solar panels trialled on Wimbledon berries farm

A greener greenhouse: solar panels trialled on Wimbledon berries farm

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Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
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Energy crisis has made Kent scheme aimed at unobtrusively building up solar output more timely

Tennis fans tucking into strawberries at Wimbledon this month may find their fruit has an unusual origin - a solar-powered greenhouse.

Transparent panels have been attached to the sides of glasshouses in Kent as part of a trial to build up solar power supplies without using more land.

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