Balancing the value of land with nation's green goals
Renewable energy developers need to ensure that any land leasing agreement are water-tight to avoid any scenario where they are trying to develop or fund a project, only to realise that their agreements are flawed.
Irish land is valuable. The reasons why are multitudinous, but include the compact size of this peaceful, blessed island, the warmth of her people and the exorbitant property prices she commands. Because what’s valuable is covetable, all Irish land is covetable. But some land is more covetable than others.
This is apparent now in ways that were not before. Towns and villages — some in the remotest parts of the country — are being visited by solar company representatives. For the most part, they’re scouting, then approaching farmers and other landowners to see if they can make a deal whereby their land can be used for the production of solar energy production.
