Solar farm firm rejects claims of ‘glint and glare’

A renewable energy firm refused planning for a solar farm close to Waterford Airport has appealed the decision to An Bord Pleanála.

Proposals by Cork-based Temporis Ltd to construct 26,000 sq m of solar panels and associated works at Keiloge were turned down on the basis they “posed a hazard to aircraft operations” and “prejudice future expansion of Waterford Airport.”

The regional airport, in a submission to Waterford Council, had also claimed that “glint and glare” from the panels could endanger flights, as the runway ended 700m from the proposed development site.