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Danish firm Ørsted acquires Carlow solar farm that could power 56,000 homes

But the company warned the government more investment was needed in the national grid ‘or we are racing towards a roadblock’

Irish solar firm Power Capital lands €240m funding through European Investment Bank deal

Eamon Ryan, the Minister for the Environment and Climate, said the deal was a “vote of confidence for Irish renewables”

Highfield Energy to sell off two solar farms in multimillion-euro deal

Renewable energy firm plans to reinvest funds into pipeline of new projects

AIB invests €8.5m in solar energy firm BNRG to fund new projects

AIB would have the option of converting the loan to equity if the Irish company goes to the market to raise funding

Lorcan Allen: After a late start, Ireland finally turns its face to the sun

Statkraft, the Norwegian energy giant is building one of Ireland’s biggest solar farms at Ballymacarney on the Dublin-Meath border. But is the country ready to take full advantage of the benefits of solar power?

Irish homes and businesses can soon install solar panels without planning permission

It’s hoped the change will reduce reliance on fossil fuels

Commercial property

Solar energy to help power Fine Grain Property’s journey to net zero

In the short term, solar will help the firm to efficiently light its facilities, charge clients’ EVs and heat water in the summer. In the long term, it will provide carbon-free power for heat pumps

Data centres get green light to connect with solar and wind farms

The centres’ electricity usage increased by 32 per cent last year, and now accounts for 14 per cent of total national electricity consumption

0.2% of agricultural land needed for solar to meet renewable energy targets, TDs told

55 to 80% of land used for solar farms can also be used for agricultural purposes such as grazing, Irish Solar Energy Association says

First large-scale solar farm connected to national grid

Two additional solar farms to be connected this year by Neoen

Prices of renewable energy at state auction ‘won’t be pretty’, say experts

Senior figures in the energy sector have warned of a 15 per cent increase in the cost of renewables at the state’s upcoming Renewable Electricity Support Scheme auction

British firm to invest €180m in Irish solar farms

Lightsource BP is planning three 100MW projects here in the next few years, but says hurdles need to be removed for the sector to thrive in Ireland

Irish renewables firm raises nearly €5m ahead of Canadian listing

Following reverse takeover, Revolve plans to use funds to speed up projects to produce 3,000 MW in US and Mexico

Excess electricity from solar panels ‘not being used in the way it should be’

Ireland’s residential electricity demand can be met by solar power, lobby group claims

Australian solar firm invests €500k in move south of border

Having established itself in the North two years ago, Start Solar now plans to enter the market in the Republic, targeting mainly commercial clients

Solar sell-back scheme bars half of Irish homes

State’s plan to incentivise switch to renewable energy could backfire if households with a poor BER rating are excluded, warns solar energy body

Planning rules are scrapped for rooftop solar panels

Move will be in tandem with a scheme to allow users to sell renewable energy back to the national grid