Erin Goes Solar In Its Power Mix
Irish solar power pipeline continues to swell as confidence grows
Christopher Somers, 20 February 2017 (ICIS)
“The number of applications for large-scale solar power projects to be connected to the Irish grid before 2020 has doubled [to 22] over the last five months, as market confidence that the government is poised to subsidise the industry continues to grow…The projects in question range in size between 25MW and 95MW and now total almost 1.2GW in capacity. Assuming an approximate load factor of 11%, solar generation could therefore account for around 10% of Irish peak system demand if all projects are ultimately connected to the grid [and help Ireland hit its EU target of meeting 16% of electricity demand with renewable-generated power by 2020]…” click here for more
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