Environment
Greencoat estimates over 5,000ac of land used for solar and wind farms
Irish investment company, Greencoat Renewables PLC has estimated that around 3,000ac of land in Ireland is currently used for solar...
Environment
Irish investment company, Greencoat Renewables PLC has estimated that around 3,000ac of land in Ireland is currently used for solar...
Agri-Business
AIB has announced that it is buying renewable energy from a newly constructed solar farm in Co. Wexford. The solar...
Agri-Business
The Micro-Renewable Energy Federation (MREF) has welcomed that solar grant applications will be prioritised for approval under the new Targeted...
Agri-Business
A group of farmers in west Kerry is planning to use the power of numbers to secure solar PV installations...
Agri-Business
Planning permission is being sought for a solar farm in Co. Kildare which will be used to power an existing...
Agri-Business
ESB and Bord na Móna have commenced construction on a new solar farm at Timahoe North, Co. Kildare, as part...
Rural Life
Senator Victor Boyhan has stated that he “strongly endorses” the agriculture committee’s report on solar energy on farms, and said...
Environment
The Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA) has welcomed the publication by the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine...
Agri-Business
Farmers are now eligible to apply for grant aid to install solar PV on their rooftops under the new Targeted...
Agri-Business
Farmers are expected to be able to sell their solar power back to the national grid under the Clean Energy...
Environment
The Micro-Renewable Energy Federation (MREF) has welcomed fresh commitments to solar energy development from a government minister but said that...
Beef News
Planning has been approved for Liffey Meats to develop a solar farm covering approximately 14.5ac (5.9ha) at its beef processing...
Agri-Business
An Irish snack-food company has already achieved a government target to cut emissions by 35% – eight years ahead of...
Agri-Business
Solar can provide a viable alternative energy source for the farming sector, according to two members of the Joint Committee...
Agri-Business
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has today (Thursday, June 9), issued a public invitation for written...
Environment
80 wind and solar projects have provisionally been awarded support under the second Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS 2), according...
Agri-Business
The Micro-Renewable Energy Federation (MREF) has urged the new Fine Gael agricultural group to seize the opportunity presented by renewable...
Environment
The Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA) has told TDs and senators that solar “provides a practical option to aid agriculture”...