In 2015, Green Nation built Whitelake Solar Farm on land owned by two farmers near Pylle, Somerset. It is a community solar farm that uses its profits to support Key4Life, a Somerset-based charity that helps young men who have been in prison or are at risk of going to prison find employment.

Since commissioning, Whitelake has produced over 5,000 MWh of electricity annually – saving the equivalent of 4,000 tons of CO₂ per year. Sheep who graze on the fields under the panels have produced milk used to make award-winning cheese by landowner Whitelake Cheeses.

The site is ultimately owned by Mendip Renewables Ltd, a Community Benefit Society formed for the purpose. The development has so far donated £73,000 to Key4Life.

"Working together since 2018, our partnership with Green Nation and Mendip Renewables has been central to the success of the Southwest programmes that Key4Life has run since that time. Mendip Renewables have helped to fund places for over 75 young men from the southwest area on eight of our programmes.

This has helped us to radically transform lives, supporting many men to find employment in a variety of industries – from construction and catering to sports and agriculture – as well as helping many others to set up their own enterprises. Key4Life is enormously grateful to Green Nation and Mendip Renewables – we would not be where we are today without your dedicated support over the past six years."

Eva Hamilton MBE, Founder and CEO, Key4Life

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