Green light for Cork’s first solar energy site

A renewable energy company has received the go-ahead for Cork’s first industrial solar installation or solar farm.

Cork County Council approved planning to Reeve Wave Ltd in Lissarda, Co Cork, for a solar PV panel array consisting of up to 5400sq m of solar panels on ground-mounted steel frames and associated site works at Ballytrasna near Macroom.

The development is earmarked for the headquarters site of Enerco Energy, a company mainly associated with windfarm developments.