Cork’s Black Ash bus hub could feature large-scale solar farm under new plan

City officials to examine the feasibility of including solar panels as part of proposed redevelopment of park-and-ride site

Cork City Council and the National Transport Authority are seeking planning permission to develop a major new bus interchange at Black Ash park and ride as part of BusConnects Cork.

A solar farm could be built as part of a major bus interchange hub project in Cork city.

City officials have agreed to examine the feasibility of including a solar panel array "at scale" as part of the proposed redevelopment of the Black Ash park-and-ride site as a bus interchange hub.