Solar Farm Northern Ireland

The client s portfolio includes the largest operational solar farms to date in scotland and northern ireland.

Solar farm northern ireland. Dup mp ian paisley has entered into a dispute over a planning application for a new solar farm outside ballymena. A number of companies are currently involved in developing solar farms in northern ireland. The project involved the installation of 24 000 solar panels across a 33 acre site and cost approximately 7million to complete. The rural solutions planning team have worked with a leading uk solar farm company since 2012.

Elgin energy has delivered operational solar farms in england scotland wales and northern ireland with an output of more than 230mw. Ni water have dramatically reduced their carbon footprint by using 24 000 solar panels to complete a 7 million solar farm turning what was a green field into a green power station producing enough electricity to supply the power needs of one of northern ireland s largest treatment plants dunore water treatment works wtw in south antrim. Solar farms provide a landowner with a secure stable and predictable long term index. Harmony solar ireland limited is a fully irish owned renewable energy company located in wexford that is acquiring surface rights project rights and lease rights for the development of solar farm installations using photovoltaic technology pv in ireland.

Meanwhile agriland contacted the 31 local authorities in ireland in an effort to establish just how many solar farms have been granted planning permission in this country over the last three years. Another recent solar farm project has been completed to supply the energy needs at dunore water treatment works in south antrim one of northern ireland s largest water treatment facilities. We have so far delivered the client four planning consents for new solar farms in different areas across the north of england. Elgin energy esco ltd is seeking to develop a solar installation at whappstown.

This portfolio includes the largest operational solar farms to date in scotland errol 13mw and northern ireland bann road 46mw. Planning permission for over 220 solar farms has been made since june 2015 as more and more companies look at establishing solar farms in ireland. T ypically solar farms tend to be for a minimum. These farms will cover several hectares in area with a typical size being a 5 mw farm based on around 12 ha of land.

From the evidence supplied by 27 county councils 86 developments were granted planning permission in ireland between 2015 and 2018.