Fewer than 2% of dairy farms have solar PV system installed
The way the agriculture industry produces and uses energy is going to radically change in this country in the next years.
Despite solar “sparking most interest” among farmers of all the renewable energy technologies available, fewer than 2% of dairy farms in Ireland currently have a solar photovoltaic system installed.
As farmers await the introduction of a microgeneration support scheme in the near future, Barry Caslin, Teagasc energy and rural development specialist told the that farmers are “getting their ducks in a row” ahead of that.
