{"id":254830,"date":"2023-02-28T09:27:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T09:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/?p=254830"},"modified":"2024-04-09T08:14:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T08:14:30","slug":"planning-application-for-68mw-kilkenny-solar-project-submitted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/ie\/news\/planning-application-for-68mw-kilkenny-solar-project-submitted\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning application for 68MW Kilkenny solar project submitted\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week marked a milestone for our team in the Irish solar market \u2013 our 68MW Castlegarden solar project<\/a> in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, was submitted for consideration. If approved, the project will generate enough renewable electricity to power the equivalent of almost 20,000 households every year. Castlegarden solar project will also save 35,400 tonnes of carbon emissions, the equivalent of taking around 21,300 fuel-burning cars off the road per year.<\/p>\n

As with all of our Irish solar sites, Castlegarden has been carefully designed to integrate into the local landscape, and to live up to our commitments to sustainability<\/a>. If approved, as well as boosting biodiversity and supporting the local rural economy, this project will contribute positively to the Republic of Ireland\u2019s climate goals. Irish projects such as Castlegarden are an important part of reaching our ambitious goal of developing 25GW by 2025, and enabling nations, businesses and utilities to decarbonise.<\/p>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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26 Jan, 2026<\/p>\n \n

Farming and energy – working side by side<\/h5>\n <\/a>\n

Sheep grazing on solar farms combines agriculture with solar electricity generation, enabling livestock to graze and crops to grow alongside and beneath solar panels.<\/p>\n

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29 May, 2025<\/p>\n \n

Lightsource bp publishes 2024 Sustainability Report\u00a0\u00a0<\/h5>\n <\/a>\n

Lightsource bp, a global trusted partner in delivering onshore renewable energy solutions, is pleased to publish its 2024 Sustainability Report.<\/p>\n

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16 Apr, 2025<\/p>\n \n

Opportunities for combining farming and solar in Ireland<\/h5>\n <\/a>\n

The Lightsource bp team travelled to Dublin to meet with a broad range of representatives from the Irish government for a session to discuss combining solar and farming.<\/p>\n

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