In Ireland’s push toward renewable energy, solar farms are emerging as a key pillar in creating a truly greener, cleaner future. For landowners, this shift presents an exciting opportunity: leasing your land for solar farm developments. If you own underutilised, marginal or unproductive land, partnering with Solar Now can provide you with reliable income while contributing to Ireland’s renewable energy goals.
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Ireland’s Electricity Winter Plan for 2024-2025 focuses on ensuring energy security, affordability, and sustainability during these colder months. A key component of this plan is the provision of energy credits to alleviate household expenses. Over 2.2 million households will receive a double energy credit totalling €250, distributed in two instalments of €125 each — one
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Ireland’s DNO is projecting 8 GW of solar developments by 2030. Currently we are at about 1.6 GW, which is a handful of projects by a handful of companies. More of both is required. If you are interested in helping Ireland meet climate goals contact Solar Now to begin your project.
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The Integrated Single Electricity Market is intrinsic to our everyday lives. It defines, regulates and governs the generation, trading and consumption of energy, and is increasingly unified by Europe’s Interconnection strategy.
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What will Net Zero look like for Ireland? The answer is lots of renewables … ESB Networks new strategy document wants to accomodate 24 GW of renewables to begin with. Solar PV has been assigned one third of this target – 18 million solar panels are coming our way … It’s about time!
Ireland’s utility regulator, CRU, has licenced 635 MW of solar parks for construction. Here’s a brief summary of some of the largest solar farms in Ireland and the companies behind them in 2022.
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The Celtic Interconnector is due to be energised in 2026 and offers huge potential for renewables development in Ireland. This is Ireland’s point-of-interconnection with the European Supergrid and is mainly funded through the European Investment Bank.
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Vertical Solar PV systems have a role to play in any future electricity grid, have multiple benefits for Agrivoltaic applications and can produce more energy than a conventional south-facing solar farm.
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47 additional solar projects have received approval from the DSO under the current round of licencing. More please …
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