Carbon Credits :50
A solar farm is a large-scale, ground-mounted solar installation that absorbs energy from the sun’s rays via photovoltaic (PV) solar panels.
Solar farms convert this energy into electricity and send it to the national grid for distribution and consumption by households and businesses across the country.
Ireland’s first solar farm opened in Wicklow in April 2022, and a further 66 solar energy projects were given the green light the following month.
The climate crisis is becoming more urgent by the day, with increasingly extreme weather conditions being witnessed around the world. The faster and more decisively we respond to this crisis, the better — yet less than 10% of each sector is currently using clean forms of energy in Ireland, with the vast majority still reliant on fossil fuels.
Solar farms offer a clean, renewable alternative to carbon-intensive fossil fuels, and they do not rely on human labour.
The DAA have already begun installing solar panels in order to renewably produce 10% of Dublin Airports annual electricity use. Dublin Airport also continues to work with its aviation and transport partners to find ways to reduce carbon emissions (Scope 3) which are outside of Dublin Airport’s direct control. These emissions emanate from many sources including aircraft flight emissions and passenger transport to and from the airport.
As part of our partnership with DAA, we will use funding to grow this project and work towards replacing non-renewable electricity sources across the entire Dublin Airport Campus.
