The European Investment Bank announced it has backed one of the largest ever investments in solar energy in Ireland to support Irish independent power producer, Power Capital Renewable Energy, to bring 1.2GW of solar projects to operation by 2025 and expand internationally.
MSD, one of Ireland’s leading healthcare companies, announced the opening of its new ground mounted solar PV array at Ballydine, County Tipperary, which is Ireland’s largest behind-the-meter solar project.
Capital Stage, a Hamburg-based solar and wind park operator announced this week a partnership with the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) to co-invest in the Power Capital (PC) portfolio, consisting of more than 20 parks with a total generating capacity of 140 megawatts (MW). It marks the first time that ISIF has committed to financing solar park developments in the country.
Solar PV (photovoltaics) is set to become one of the most important and fastest growing energy technologies globally to help us meet climate change goals. Irish organisations could capture over €200 million annually of that market due to our research and industry strengths which can be deployed in the sector. That is according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) which published the “Ireland’s Solar Value Chain Opportunity” report, marking the start of the SEAI Energy Show 2017.
