Can a solar farm be built in Cork?

A similar solar energy farm to the one being built by Orsted in Ballinrea, Cork. Photograph: Alan Betson Renewable energy company Orsted has started to build a 55-megawatt (MW) solar farm just outside Cork city, with the project expected to generate enough electricity for 16,000 homes.

Will Orsted build a solar farm in Cork?

Photograph: Alan Betson Renewable energy company Orsted has started to build a 55-megawatt (MW) solar farm just outside Cork city, with the project expected to generate enough electricity for 16,000 homes. The solar farm is being built as part of a contract awarded under the State’s fourth Renewable Electricity Support Scheme.

Does Cork have the best solar energy generating conditions?

At the time, Mr Hunter said east Cork, in which the latest project was also located, “has some of the country’s best solar energy generating conditions” with the site being credited with “the potential to generate enough renewable energy to power in excess of 52,000 homes”.

Will Cork become the first port to host offshore wind projects?

It commits to €88.5 million in funding by ISIF and brings certainty to the construction of additional facilities at the Cork Container Terminal. It means Cork will become the first port in the state capable of hosting the large-scale storage and assembly requirements of offshore wind projects.

What's going on with a solar farm in Ireland?

The company has started work at its first solar farm in Ireland, the 81MW Garreenleen project in Co Carlow. Completion is expected next year. In March, the firm announced it had signed a landowner lease agreement with Cork-based Greenhills farm, one of Ireland’s largest dairy farmers, with the goal of using the site for renewable energy generation.

What funding does IERC have for the ministor project?

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869821. Researchers at IERC are piloting a state-of-the-art prototype high-capacity thermal energy storage system as part of the MiniStor project.