SSE Renewables is this week submitting a planning application for a proposed Solar Farm project to be co-located adjacent to its existing Richfield Wind Farm in Ireland’s ‘Sunny South East’. The planning application, which is being submitted to Wexford County Council, proposes the development of a circa 21MW solar photovoltaic (PV) array on a 44 hectare site in the townlands of Hooks and Yoletown in south Wexford. The proposed solar farm location is near the existing 18 turbine Richfield Wind Farm which has been in operation since 2006. Submission of a planning application follows a period of local public consultation on the project, which took place earlier this year.
To celebrate World Earth Day 2023, SSE Renewables has collaborated with Wicklow-based Envirosafe Ireland and Welsh-based Our Classroom Climate (OCC) to launch a climate and sustainability pilot programme for primary schools.