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Renewable energy initiatives needed to help agri meet climate targets - Boyhan

Environment

about 1 month ago

Renewable energy initiatives needed to help agri meet climate targets - Boyhan

The government is being urged to bring forward renewable energy initiatives to help the agriculture...

USDA to end taxpayer funding for solar on 'productive farmland'

Rural Life

3 months ago

USDA to end taxpayer funding for solar on 'productive farmland'

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will end funding for solar...

Liffey Meats opens 'Ireland's largest' dual renewable energy site

Beef

4 months ago

Liffey Meats opens 'Ireland's largest' dual renewable energy site

The official energisation of the new Liffey Meats Solar Farm took place on Monday, July 14 at the...

New guide offers advice to dairy farmers on solar PV systems

Agri-Business

4 months ago

New guide offers advice to dairy farmers on solar PV systems

A new guide, developed by Teagasc and Munster Technological University (MTU), is aiming to give...

Cork-based co-op completes major solar energy project

Agri-Business

6 months ago

Cork-based co-op completes major solar energy project

The renewable solar energy provider, MarVal Power, has completed a major project for TINE Ireland...

Environment

8 months ago

'Solar has strong role to play providing income for farmers'- Minister

The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Darragh O'Brien, has said that the...

'Solar has strong role to play providing income for farmers'- Minister

Agri-Business

10 months ago

Solar panel installation - what farmers should look out for

The Micro-Renewable Energy Federation [MREF] is urging farmers to take care while choosing an...

Solar panel installation - what farmers should look out for

Environment

about 1 year ago

'Agrisolar' a 'win-win' for Irish farmers and climate objectives - MEP

An Irish MEP has said that 'agrisolar' - constructing solar panels alongside crops - could be a...

'Agrisolar' a 'win-win' for Irish farmers and climate objectives - MEP

Environment

about 1 year ago

Italy to put more state aid funding toward solar panels in agri-sector

Italy is set to increase the amount of state aid it provides for investment in photovoltaic (PV)...

Italy to put more state aid funding toward solar panels in agri-sector

Environment

over 1 year ago

Renewable export scheme 'must work for ordinary people' - SF

The Sinn Féin spokesperson on climate justice has said that the launch of the second phase of a...

Renewable export scheme 'must work for ordinary people' - SF

Environment

over 1 year ago

High quality agri land must be protected from large solar projects - UK secretary

The UK's energy security secretary has said that higher quality agricultural land should be...

High quality agri land must be protected from large solar projects - UK secretary

Environment

over 1 year ago

Greencoat estimates over 5,000ac of land used for solar and wind farms

Irish investment company, Greencoat Renewables PLC has estimated that around 3,000ac of land in...

Greencoat estimates over 5,000ac of land used for solar and wind farms

Agri-Business

over 1 year ago

AIB buying renewable energy from Wexford solar farm

AIB has announced that it is buying renewable energy from a newly constructed solar farm in Co....

AIB buying renewable energy from Wexford solar farm

Agri-Business

about 2 years ago

MREF: TAMS grant approvals must be processed quickly

The Micro-Renewable Energy Federation (MREF) has welcomed that solar grant applications will be...

MREF: TAMS grant approvals must be processed quickly

Agri-Business

about 2 years ago

Power in numbers: West Kerry farmer group targets solar PV

A group of farmers in west Kerry is planning to use the power of numbers to secure solar PV...

Power in numbers: West Kerry farmer group targets solar PV

Agri-Business

about 2 years ago

Permission sought for solar farm to power Kildare mushroom facility

Planning permission is being sought for a solar farm in Co. Kildare which will be used to power an...

Permission sought for solar farm to power Kildare mushroom facility

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

ESB and Bord na Móna begin construction on Kildare solar farm

ESB and Bord na Móna have commenced construction on a new solar farm at Timahoe North, Co....

ESB and Bord na Móna begin construction on Kildare solar farm

Rural Life

over 2 years ago

Senator calls for proposals in solar report to be introduced promptly

Senator Victor Boyhan has stated that he "strongly endorses" the agriculture committee's report on...

Senator calls for proposals in solar report to be introduced promptly

Environment

over 2 years ago

ISEA welcomes agriculture committee's solar energy report

The Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA) has welcomed the publication by the Oireachtas Committee...

ISEA welcomes agriculture committee's solar energy report

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

Advice for farms considering installing rooftop solar panels

Farmers are now eligible to apply for grant aid to install solar PV on their rooftops under the new...

Advice for farms considering installing rooftop solar panels

Agri-Business

almost 3 years ago

IGA conference: Farmers may sell solar power back to grid

Farmers are expected to be able to sell their solar power back to the national grid under the Clean...

IGA conference: Farmers may sell solar power back to grid

Environment

almost 3 years ago

MREF: Minster Ryan's solar targets require one billion in funding

The Micro-Renewable Energy Federation (MREF) has welcomed fresh commitments to solar energy...

MREF: Minster Ryan's solar targets require one billion in funding

Beef News

almost 3 years ago

Planning permission granted for 14.5ac Liffey Meats solar farm

Planning has been approved for Liffey Meats to develop a solar farm covering approximately 14.5ac...

Planning permission granted for 14.5ac Liffey Meats solar farm

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