Richfield Solar
We are proposing to develop a c.21MWp solar PV array (solar farm) on lands near the existing 18 turbine Richfield Wind Farm in County Wexford in the Republic of Ireland.
The Richfield Wind Farm has been in operation since 2006 and can power almost 18,000 homes and helps to abate almost 22,000 tonnes of harmful carbon dioxide per annum.
The Richfield Community Fund was launched in 2007 and so far around €334,000 has been presented to groups around the Wind Farm.
The proposed solar farm will be located in the townlands of Hooks and Yoletown in County Wexford.
The project originally considered plans for a Solar Farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), but a decision was made to progress with the Solar Farm only for the time being.
A planning application for Richfield Solar Farm was submitted in September 2023, and planning permission was granted in July 2024. Press releases to mark both of these key milestones can be found here:
Proposed development:
The proposed site area is 44.38ha and will comprise the following:
- Linear arrays of mounted solar panels up to 3.2m in height laid out from west to
east to optimize the solar gain from a southerly aspect - Construction of internal cable to connect the facility to the existing Richfield Wind
Farm 38kV substation - Construction of communication cable ducting to connect the facility to the
existing Richfield Wind Farm 38kV substation - The grid connection will be via the existing Richfield Wind Farm 38kV substation
- Potential upgrade works to the existing Richfield Wind Farm 38kV substation
Purpose of the development:
- Produce renewable solar energy.
- Maximise renewable energy output to the existing grid connection. This means
no work is required to the existing grid infrastructure.
Staying in touch
If you have any queries or wish to speak with the project team, please contact Eda Martin via:
Email: [email protected]
^Total annual homes powered quoted based on installed capacity, typical onshore wind load factor of 32%, typical annual consumption (4,200kWh). * Quoted CO2 emissions abated based on typical annual MWh output and average CO2 Emissions in 2018 (0.291t/MWh) in the All-Island Single Electricity Market, and published by the CRU in its Fuel Mix Disclosure and CO2 Emissions for 2018, September 2019.