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The Renewables Directive (2009/28/EC)
requires that 20% of the EU’s energy
consumption across the electricity,
transport and heat sectors is from
renewable sources by 2020. Ireland's
target is 16% of all energy consumed
across the three sectors to come
from renewable sources by 2020.
As of November 2016, over a
hundred applications for utility scale
Solar Photo Voltaic farms have
been lodged with Irish planning
authorities for an estimated 725MW
of solar PV generation potential.
The combined site area for these
schemes is 1,625 hectares. County
Wexford, particularly the south of
The two principle/potential methods
the county, has some of the highest
of renewable energy generation in
solar irradiation yields in the
the county are through wind and
country, thus making it attractive for
more recently through solar power.
Solar PV developments
The Irish Wind Energy Association
In County Wexford:
identified the following in 2016: • 15 sites have full planning
• Installed Capacity in the Republic permission with 177 ha of land
of Ireland: 2,659 MW
harnessing 84 MW of power
• Wind farms in the Republic of • 6 sites are currently in the
Ireland: 215
planning application process (4
currently under appeal with ABP)
In County Wexford: with 209 ha of land harnessing
• Number of Wind farms: 11 100 MW of power
• Installed Capacity: 176 MW (6th • No Solar PV farms been
highest producer nationally) constructed in the county to date
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