Solar panels pull medieval King's College chapel into climate crisis era

Installation of more than 400 panels opposed by Historic England is seen as 'clarion call for change' by collegeFor traditionalists, the unveiling of the first of more than 400 solar panels on the roof of King's College chapel in Cambridge may have been a dark day.Historic England objected strongly to the planning application for the panels on the lead roof of the English gothic masterpiece, warning of irreparable damage to an "exceptionally significant building". Cambridge city council's planning officer argued that the PV panels - with the potential to generate 106,000 kWh of electricity a year - would erode the "authenticity and integrity" of this "historically iconic medieval building". Continue reading...