Tag: Solar panels
Portlaoise Institute pioneers solar energy in Further Education
Portlaoise Institute has announced the successful installation of a state-of-the-art solar panel system at its Further Education campus on the Mountrath Road, Portlaoise.
This forward-thinking...
Laois schools invited to apply for solar panel project that could...
All schools in Laois can now apply for free solar panels under a new programme that could see schools save thousands of euro on...
Laois community enjoys heated outdoor swimming pool powered by solar panels
Solar panels are allowing communities in Laois and neighbouring counties to enjoy a heated outdoor swimming pool this summer, thanks to funding by EirGrid,...
Renewable Energy company planning to connect solar farm to Coolnabacky substation
East Laois Solar Farm Ltd have applied to Laois County Council for planning permission to expand their operations in the Stradbally area.
Included in the...
Local Minister calls on Laois communities to join the ‘rooftop revolution’
Minister Pippa Hackett called on communities of Laois to join the ‘rooftop revolution’ in light of new exemptions from the need for planning permission...
Rooftop solar panels could produce 35% of all Laois’ household electricity...
New research has shown the significant potential for Laois from the use of rooftop solar panels.
The study by MaREI, the Science Foundation Ireland Research...
Local Minister welcomes planning permission exemption proposals for rooftop solar panels
Minister Pippa Hackett has welcomed planning permission exemption proposals for rooftop solar panels on homes.
The exemption will also cover other buildings from community centres...
‘Micro-generation customers must wait until at least July to receive payment...
Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has confirmed that The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) is not setting a date or deadline for the timing...
‘Mounting anger’ as micro-generation solar panels support scheme ‘still not operational’
There is mounting anger among farmers, families and landowners who invested in Micro-generation solar panels in the expectation that they would be able to...