An Irish dairy farmer devoted only 1.5 acres of his 110-acre holding to 1,008 solar panels, kept sheep grazing underneath and secured a 15-year electricity agreement to supply power equivalent to about 150 homes
- An Irish dairy farmer has turned a small part of his land into a commercial clean energy project, setting a national example of how farms can earn income from renewable power.
- Sean Keating, a farmer in Meadstown, Kildorrery, County Cork, used just 1.5 acres of his 110-acre farm to build Meadhill Solar Farm.
- The project is the first operational solar farm in Ireland to receive support under the government's Small-Scale Renewable Energy Support Scheme (SRESS).
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- An Irish dairy farmer has turned a small part of his land into a commercial clean energy project, setting a national example of how farms can earn income from renewable power.
- Sean Keating, a farmer in Meadstown, Kildorrery, County Cork, used just 1.5 acres of his 110-acre farm to build Meadhill Solar Farm.
- The project is the first operational solar farm in Ireland to receive support under the government's Small-Scale Renewable Energy Support Scheme (SRESS).
Sources: Times of India