Doncaster Sheffield Airport plans £2m solar farm to cut emissions

A South Yorkshire airport has announced plans for a £2m solar farm to help slash emissions. Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) said renewable energy could generate 25 per cent of the airport's energy, and would also "drastically" reduce its carbon footprint, the airport said. Aviation minister Baroness Vere said airports must find "practical ways" to become "cleaner and greener". The solar farm forms part of the airport's 20-year masterplan. Passenger numbers for DSA, on the old RAF airfield at Finningley near Doncaster, are predicted to rise to 1.45m this year and double within the next five years, according to the site's owners Peel Group.