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Does anyone have a chatty contact in/at the Blind Creek Solar Farm? I would love to know what the various shapes, colours and reflections that I see from 5km away mean.
Last update (https://blindcreeksolarfarm.com.au/project-updates/) was for July, and things have been rollicking along since then.
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GOWERTON: Firm behind contested solar farm hiring a local trainee project manager
The company building the contested solar farm on the edge of Gowerton is recruiting a trainee project manager, and says it wants the job to go to someone local.
Infinis says the post is aimed at people from Gowerton and the wider Swansea area, and that no previous experience in the energy industry is required.
The trainee would join the site team at the scheme between Gowerton, Waunarlwydd and Fforestfach, which the firm now calls the Gowerton Clean Energy Hub.
According to the job page, the trainee would help track budgets and timetables, write reports, coordinate contractors and spend time on site alongside experienced project managers. The job comes with a Level 4 Associate Project Manager apprenticeship delivered by the Welsh training provider ACT.
Infinis wants GCSE English and maths but won’t say what the Gowerton job pays
The job page lists it as a full-time post starting as soon as possible. Infinis offers a “competitive salary plus bonus” but does not put a figure on it, and there is no closing date.
Applicants need at least a grade 4 or C at GCSE in English and maths, and must be eligible for the apprenticeship. A full driving licence, or a willingness to get one, is preferred.
The perks listed include 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, a 6% employer pension contribution and a scheme to help staff pay for solar panels, batteries and car chargers at home.
It is one of five trainee project manager posts in the first intake of Infinis Futures, a new early careers scheme. The company has named two other locations, Stockton-on-Tees and Kettering.
The post has changed shape since it was first mentioned. When Infinis announced its community fund in August, it described an internship for a local young person. It is now a trainee job with a qualification attached.
Infinis boss says the trainee will help deliver the solar farm, not just watch it
Infinis chief executive Bruce Heppenstall said the trainee would be given real responsibility on the project. “The successful candidate will not just observe the project. They will become part of the team delivering it,” he said.
He presented the job as part of what the company leaves behind in Gowerton, alongside the solar power, the construction jobs and the community fund.
Infinis says the solar farm will power 22,400 homes, with £116,000 for local groups
Infinis says around 25 jobs are being supported while the site is built.
The company says the 50MWp solar park will generate enough electricity for around 22,400 homes once it is running, with 50MW of battery storage to be built later.
A £116,000 community fund attached to the scheme is due to open for applications this autumn, with grants managed by GrantScape.
Welsh ministers, not Swansea Council, gave Parc Solar Caenewydd the go-ahead
The scheme was one of Swansea’s most fought-over planning applications, with years of consultation and strong local opposition.
Known through planning as Parc Solar Caenewydd, it was decided by Welsh ministers as a Development of National Significance rather than by Swansea Council.
It won a guaranteed price for its electricity in February, before planning permission had been granted.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
GOWERTON: £116,000 for local causes as the solar farm villagers fought over takes shape
The community fund, and the site visit where the panel frames were already standing.
Huge Gowerton solar farm takes major step forward after UK Government funding award
February’s guaranteed price, while planning was still undecided.
The Parc Solar Caenewydd story so far
Every twist from first consultation to construction.
Gowerton news from Swansea Bay News
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Sydney CBD solar farm to cut carbon emissions by 2,000 tonnes a year
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Sydney’s ICC To Install Largest CBD Solar Farm In Southern Hemisphere
Sydney’s International Convention Centre (ICC) is set to become the home of the largest solar farm in any…
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It’s Such a Blessing: The Farmers Embracing Solar Arrays
Dowell / Getty Images The solar farm where Jess Gray’s sheep were giving birth was only four miles away but after a February ice storm this year, it took her more than an hour to get there in her pickup truck. Fallen trees and power lines littered the roads. Ice coated the ground and encrusted the wires of the chain link fence enclosing her flock. Gray was anxious to see if any had survived. “I got to the farm and my sheep were lambing in the middle of it,” she recalled. “Lambs […]https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/08/13/its-such-a-blessing-the-farmers-embracing-solar-arrays/
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Volkswagen’s newest employees are being hired to eat grass
The threat of factory closures and massive job cuts have given German carmaker Volkswagen and its staff plenty…
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In Massachusetts, sheep came to a solar farm looking for shade and ended up mowing the grass beneath the panels, turning clean energy land into a grazing site |
Across Massachusetts, an unusual partnership is bringing renewable energy and traditional farming together on the same land. Sheep…
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A Floating #solarfarm In The #netherlands Is Having A Big Effect On Underwater Habitats (Many POSITIVE effects!)
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BYNEA: Solar farm ‘would force closure of wellbeing sanctuary for children with additional needs’, councillor warns
Plans for a large solar farm between two villages on the edge of Llanelli would “destroy the rural environment, established walks and the health and wellbeing of hundreds of people”, a Carmarthenshire county councillor has warned.
Bynea Labour councillor Deryk Cundy says the development would force the closure of Brynteg Farm and Wellbeing Sanctuary — a centre used by children and adults with additional learning needs, alongside an animal rescue operation.
The scheme, known as Pencoed Ganol Solar Farm, would cover around 120 acres of countryside off Pendderi Road with roughly 75,000 solar panels, and remain in place for 40 years.
It is being brought forward by Windel Solar 11 Ltd, part of Windel Energy and Recurrent Energy, as a development of national significance — meaning the decision rests with Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW) rather than the county council alone.
A construction compound of about six acres — close to the size of three-and-a-half rugby pitches — would be built just 120 metres from the farm.
A map of the proposed solar farm and underground cable connectionThat compound would house workers’ cabins, parking for construction vehicles and storage for scaffolding and about 10,000 tonnes of aggregate, during a build expected to last a year or more.
Cundy warned that the sanctuary would have to shut the moment work began, citing dust and noise from the site.
“To lose this irreplaceable centre of calm and tranquillity will place severe stress on respite centres and schools throughout Carmarthenshire,” he said.
He described a landscape of “green rolling countryside of hills and valley” turning to “black glass for 40 years”, and said the undulating land meant the panels could not be screened from view.
The impact, he added, would fall hardest on vulnerable visitors, “including people who are known to have neurodivergent issues”.
For Zara John, who owns the farm, the worry is immediate. She fears the plans on her doorstep put the whole business in doubt.
The sanctuary offers specialist support for children with additional learning needs, many of whom visit regularly to ride and to learn how to care for animals.
“With all the chaos in the background the children won’t be able to concentrate. The children will be afraid of noise,” she said.
“Without the riding school I won’t be able to teach the children how to care for animals properly. They won’t be able to learn to ride. It would close us down.”
John is calling for a compromise that would move the solar farm further from the sanctuary, so she can keep offering the provision in Bynea.
She said the visits were written into children’s individual development plans for a reason. “They can’t be in school all day. This is their escape. This is their sanctuary,” she said.
“Are we going to take all that away for a solar farm that could be moved to somewhere else or negotiated to certain fields?”
One regular visitor, teenager Dexter Howell, called the sanctuary a second home. He said it was “the place that stops me being antisocial and start talking to people”, and that he would hate to see it close.
His mother, Carrie, said owners Phil and Zara had not only given her son an education but had changed his life.
The plans have united opponents from opposing parties, with Labour’s Cundy and Reform councillor Michelle Beer both campaigning against the development.
A petition started by Beer has now passed 2,000 signatures and calls on both PEDW and Carmarthenshire County Council to reject the application.
It argues the development would turn 120 acres of productive farmland into an industrial site, ringed by a fence more than three metres high and stretching over three kilometres.
Campaigners also fear glare from the panels could hamper the Wales Air Ambulance, and raise concerns about noise from more than a dozen industrial inverters, historic mining beneath the land, and the effect on nearby homes.
Windel Solar 11 Ltd says the project will provide local renewable energy, support biodiversity through native planting and contribute to the local economy.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
Petition launched against 120-acre solar farm plan for Bynea
Campaigners in Carmarthenshire oppose a large solar scheme, warning of its impact on farmland and a wellbeing sanctuary.
Plans unveiled for major new solar farm above Port Talbot
A 40MW solar farm is proposed on Margam Mountain, the latest in a wave of solar schemes across the region.
Llanelli hospital could be powered by new solar farm
Plans for a solar farm at Glyngwernen Farm could power Prince Philip Hospital and local public buildings.
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150-year-old abandoned coal mine powers US homes with solar energy
A former coal mining site in central Illinois is now being used for renewable energy. Nexamp and TurningPoint…
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Leading windowmaker lets the sun in: Unveils massive rooftop solar field at Edmonton facility
An Edmonton manufacturer has flipped the switch on a new rooftop solar field, the largest of its kind…
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Leading windowmaker lets the sun in: Unveils massive rooftop solar field at Edmonton facility
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China’s Offshore Solar Giant Is Real, and It’s Doing the Most
Click to watch: China’s HG14 offshore solar project turns the sea into a power grid, with fish farming reportedly sharing the space below.Dear Cherubs, China has done what it so often does with infrastructure: taken a perfectly sensible idea and scaled it up until it looks like a dare. Off Dongying, in Shandong province, CHN Energy says it has brought online a 1-gigawatt open-sea offshore solar project built with 2,934 PV platforms, more than 2.3 million modules, and 11,736 steel piles hammered into the seabed. In other words, it is solar power, but with a shipping-industry gym membership.
A SEA OF PANELS
This is not your garden-variety floating array. CHN Energy describes the project as a fixed-pile offshore PV system, designed to sit about 8 kilometers from shore and handle waves, tides, strong winds, and seasonal sea ice without immediately filing for retirement. pv magazine reported that the panels are mounted on 60-by-35-meter steel platforms, tilted at 15 degrees, and connected through a 66-kilovolt subsea cable system with onshore transmission infrastructure. So yes, the engineering is serious. The drama is mostly in the size.
WHY IT MATTERS
The developer says the plant should generate about 1.78 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, enough to meet the needs of roughly 2.67 million urban residents, while avoiding around 1.34 million tons of carbon dioxide and saving more than 500,000 tons of standard coal. Those are company estimates, so treat them as reported projections rather than holy scripture, but the basic point is hard to miss: this is a very large clean-power machine with a very large ambition. CHN Energy also says the site uses a “PV-above, farming-below” model, mixing power generation with aquaculture. Multi-use land? More like multi-use sea.
The timing is not random either. Reuters reported that China connected the world’s largest solar farm in Xinjiang in 2024, and The Guardian reported in June 2025 that China added 198 gigawatts of solar and 46 gigawatts of wind in just the first five months of the year, with installed solar capacity passing 1,000 gigawatts. So this offshore project is not a quirky one-off; it is part of a national habit of building renewable energy at a scale that makes other countries look like they are still printing brochures.
The hot take is simple: the future of solar may not always be rooftops and deserts. Sometimes it looks like a steel fortress at sea, built to wrestle weather, salinity, and gravity into submission. For readers who enjoy the bigger-picture angle on energy megaprojects, thisclaimer.com also tracks similar scale-and-geopolitics stories with a very internet-friendly sense of proportion.
Sources list
CHN Energy — https://www.ceic.com/gjnyjtwwEn/xwzx/202411/c315e1982ebc4a68844a7473a2734d18.shtml
pv magazine International — https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/29/china-commissions-worlds-largest-1-gw-open-sea-offshore-solar-project/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/china/worlds-biggest-solar-farm-comes-online-chinas-xinjiang-2024-06-03/
The Guardian — https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/26/china-breaks-more-records-with-massive-build-up-of-wind-and-solar-power
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Canary Media | Ohio blocks big solar farm, despite apparently fake public comments by Kathiann M. Kowalski
Ohio regulators have blocked yet another major solar project because of local pushback, even though a significant number of public comments opposing the array appear to be fabricated. It’s the latest blow to solar in a state that defers to local governments on renewable energy, but not on fossil fuels. The Ohio…
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Swansea lagoon dream back on track as major energy deal signed
A landmark agreement between Swansea Council and energy firm Batri Ltd will see the former Tir John landfill site turned into a new solar farm — a crucial first building block in a much bigger, multi-billion-pound vision.
And at the heart of it all? The long-discussed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon.
From landfill to power station
The deal will transform the Tir John site into a solar energy hub capable of generating around 3 megawatts of electricity — enough to power hundreds of homes.
But this is about far more than solar panels.
The site is set to form the foundation for a sweeping renewable energy programme across Swansea — including a tidal lagoon, floating solar installations, a high-tech battery plant, a data centre and a transport hub powered by clean energy.
Crucially, the solar farm will be privately funded — meaning no direct cost to taxpayers.
Artist’s impression of the proposed solar farm at Tir John and wider development layout, forming the first phase of Swansea’s renewable energy project.A project years in the making
This ambitious scheme has been talked about for well over a decade — and has gone through several transformations along the way.
What began life as the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon captured national attention as a pioneering renewable energy project. But after setbacks and funding challenges, the vision evolved.
At one stage, plans were reimagined as the dramatic “Dragon Energy Island” concept — complete with Dubai-style manmade islands shaped like a dragon stretching out into the bay.
More recently, the wider scheme has been known as “Blue Eden”, bringing together a mix of renewable energy, industry and innovation.
Now, even that branding appears to be quietly fading — as focus shifts firmly onto delivery rather than design names and grand concepts.
Despite the changing labels, one thing has stayed the same: the ambition to harness the power of the tides and transform Swansea’s economic future.
Artist’s impression of a battery manufacturing plant proposed for Fabian Way (Image: Swansea Council)‘Once-in-a-generation’ opportunity
Council leader Rob Stewart says the latest deal could mark the moment the project finally becomes real.
“Our ambition is to become one of the leading renewable energy regions in Europe by creating a once-in-a-generation tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay,” he said.
“The plan for Tir John is a strategic first step to create part of the energy infrastructure that’s needed to allow the lagoon project’s tidal and land elements to proceed.
“A range of other renewable energy technologies will also be included in the overall project, helping create thousands of high-quality jobs while laying the foundations for long-term investment and sustainable growth.
“A tidal lagoon here would put the city on the world map for renewable energy and deliver clean power for decades. The momentum is building, and the vision is very much alive.”
Thousands of jobs and billions in investment
If delivered in full, the wider scheme could create thousands of skilled jobs and pump billions into the regional economy.
Alongside the lagoon itself, plans include:
The project is centred around Swansea Port and Fabian Way — with the Tir John solar site acting as a key early phase to unlock further development.
Stephen Hughes, chief technology officer at Batri, said the agreement signals the moment the project moves from concept to reality.
“This is an important moment because it is where the overall Swansea project starts to become real on the ground,” he said.
“Tir John will generate renewable energy from its new solar farm, but its role is bigger than that. It begins to create the energy base for the wider project — one that can support future industrial development in Swansea, including a battery facility that will create significant skilled jobs as later phases come forward.”
A vision that refuses to fade
Swansea Bay News has charted the twists and turns of the lagoon story over recent years — from renewed political backing and funding for research, to fresh designs and international investment interest.
There have been moments when the project appeared to stall.
Questions have been raised about funding, feasibility and whether tidal lagoon technology could compete with other forms of renewable energy.
But supporters have consistently argued the lagoon would be a game-changer — providing predictable, renewable electricity while creating a striking new landmark for the region.
More than just energy
If it goes ahead, the lagoon won’t just be an infrastructure project.
Plans suggest it could become a major visitor attraction — with public spaces, leisure opportunities and a focus on marine ecology and climate innovation.
In short, it’s being pitched not just as a power station, but as a destination.
What happens next?
With planning already in place for the first phase of the solar farm, work could now begin to gather pace.
Further announcements are expected as additional parts of the project move forward — with momentum once again building behind one of Wales’ most ambitious renewable energy proposals.
After years of false starts, rebrands and big promises, Swansea’s tidal lagoon dream may finally be edging closer to reality.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
£1.7bn ‘Blue Eden’ tidal lagoon plan unveiled for Swansea
Earlier plans set out the scale of ambition behind the lagoon project and wider renewable energy vision.
Battery factory plans to power Swansea’s green energy future
Proposals for a major battery plant form a key part of the wider scheme now moving forward.
Land deal boosts renewable energy plans at Swansea Port
Previous agreement seen as a crucial step in unlocking development around the port and Fabian Way.
New images reveal £6.5bn Swansea Port transformation
Visuals showed how the lagoon and wider developments could reshape Swansea Bay.
£750,000 boost for tidal lagoon research
Welsh Government backing highlighted ongoing support for tidal energy in Swansea.
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Huge Gowerton solar farm takes major step forward after UK Government funding award
The Parc Caenewydd scheme has been handed a guaranteed price for the electricity it would generate if it goes ahead. The award came as part of a national clean‑energy auction published today, which confirmed a 44‑megawatt solar farm submitted by Infinis (Gowerton) Limited had been successful.
The funding deal makes the project more financially attractive to developers, but it does not give the green light for construction. The plans are still being examined by Welsh Government planning inspectors, and the final decision will be made by ministers in Cardiff, not Swansea Council.
The proposal has already sparked strong local reaction.
Swansea Council’s cabinet member for environment, Cllr Andrew Stevens, who is also a local farmer, has spoken out against the development. But because of its size, the council has no power to approve or reject it. The application is being handled as a Development of National Significance, meaning Welsh Ministers will make the final call.
The solar farm would cover fields between Gowerton, Garden Village, Waunarlwydd and Fforestfach. It has already been through several rounds of consultation and remains one of the most debated planning proposals in Swansea.
Map showing the red‑line boundary of the proposed Parc Caenewydd solar farm behind Gowerton’s waste water treatment works, covering farmland around the Day’s car sales site on Swansea Road and backing onto the former ALCOA works.UK ministers said today’s auction marked a major moment for clean energy across Wales and the wider UK.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the results showed clean British power was now significantly cheaper than gas.
“These results shows once again that clean British power is the right choice for our country, agreeing a price for new onshore wind and solar that is over 50% cheaper than the cost of building and operating new gas.
“By backing solar and onshore wind at scale, we’re driving bills down for good and protecting families, businesses, and our country from the fossil fuel rollercoaster controlled by petrostates and dictators.
“This is how we take back control of our energy and deliver a new era of energy abundance and independence.”
Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens said Wales was leading the way on clean energy.
“Wales is at the forefront of the clean energy revolution and today’s results have delivered a record-breaking number of new solar and onshore wind projects for Wales.
“This follows the recent announcement of a contract for Awel y Môr fixed offshore wind farm in North Wales, and Erebus floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Pembrokeshire and shows that renewable energy is delivering good well-paid jobs in every part of Wales, helping to grow our economy and drive down household bills.”
Energy Minister Michael Shanks said the UK had now secured the most homegrown clean power in its history.
“Today’s results, combined with last month’s record-breaking offshore wind results, clearly show that we have secured the most clean, homegrown power in British history, putting the country firmly on track to meet our clean power mission and bring down bills for good.
“These results also show once again that clean, homegrown power is the right choice for Wales, with the first offshore wind project, Awel y Môr in over a decade and a record number of Welsh solar projects – at a price significantly cheaper than the cost of building and operating new gas.”
Chris Stark, head of the Government’s Mission Control team, said the results would strengthen the UK’s energy security.
“Today’s record results are another boost for Britain’s 2030 clean power mission. They mean more homegrown power, greater energy security, at a good price for the consumer. With each new solar and onshore wind project we reduce Britain’s reliance on gas power plants, insulating families from the next spike in global gas prices.”
For residents living near the proposed site, the key point remains unchanged: the project has secured funding, but it has not secured permission. The planning decision is still to come, and today’s announcement is likely to reignite debate over one of Swansea’s most controversial developments.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
Huge Gowerton solar farm goes to statutory consultation
First major public consultation held on the Parc Caenewydd plans.
Further consultations to be held on plans for huge new Fforestfach solar farm
Developers announce additional engagement after community concerns.
Council’s cabinet member for environment speaks out against massive solar farm plans
Cllr Andrew Stevens voices opposition to the scale of the development.
Latest consultation dates announced for massive new Fforestfach solar farm
Updated timetable released for the next round of public events.
Massive new solar farm that could power 11,500 homes could be coming to Gorseinon
Early details on the scale and potential output of the proposed site.
Continuous ribbon of housing could stretch from Penllergaer to Gowerton as new 600‑home scheme unveiled
Wider development pressures in the same corridor highlighted by new housing plans.
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https://www.europesays.com/2709375/ European Investment Bank finances $150m Egyptian solar farm #CentralBank #Economy #egypt #Europe #European #EuropeanCentralBank #EuropeanInvestmentBank #SolarFarm
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Wellington North solar farm grass fire burns almost 100ha
The cause of a grass fire that started on one of Australia’s largest solar farms remains a mystery. …
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/222922/ Wellington North solar farm grass fire burns almost 100ha #Éire #Environment #Fire #FireDanger #GrassFire #IE #Ireland #LightsourceBp #RenewableEnergy #SaveGeurie—StopTheBoreeSolarProject #Science #SolarFarm
This #SolarFarm in #Alaska Provides Something Extra: Free #Food
This test case in Houston, Alaska, for combining food and #solar farms, a practice called #agrivoltaics, was designed as a model for other communities seeking energy and food security. Europe, which has ambitious climate goals and limited land, has been exploring high-latitude agrivoltaics in recent decades, but this is the first American project on an industrial-scale solar array.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/climate/alaska-solar-farm-food.html
https://archive.ph/CsxHJ
Does ORES even exist? No one has been able to prove otherwise to me.
https://youtube.com/shorts/jIoy89iDSKQ
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#Ireland - Orsted wins contract for #SolarFarm which could power 'every second home in #Wexford'
Development one of 18 approved at Government's renewable energy support scheme (RESS5) auction
Wed, 24 Sep, 2025 - 17:22
Martin Claffey
"A contract secured by Orsted for a new solar development has the potential to generate power for every second home in Wexford.
"Orsted has secured a contract to operate its biggest Irish solar development to date with approval for a project in Lodgewood in Co Wexford.
"The Lodgewood contract was awarded to Orsted as part of the Government’s fifth onshore renewable energy support scheme (RESS5) auction. The RESS is an auction-based scheme which invites energy projects to compete for contracts to provide electricity at a guaranteed price for up to 16 and a half years. Project approved under #RESS5 must be operational by December 31, 2030.
"A total of 18 #solar projects and five onshore #wind projects were cleared in the auction. Lodgewood is Orsted's third solar project in three consecutive years to be awarded a government contract. It is envisaged the development will be operational in 2028.
" 'At 109MW, Lodgewood marks our biggest solar development in Ireland to date with capacity to generate enough renewable power for over 34,000 homes, equal to every second home in County Wexford,' said Orsted vice president of onshore for Ireland and UK, TJ Hunter.
" 'In addition to Lodgewood, we currently have two solar farms under construction, and a strong near-term pipeline of solar at over 800MW. If we are to ultimately achieve a secure energy supply for Ireland, solar energy is a fundamental piece of the jigsaw. We will continue to look at opportunities for solar projects in Ireland to help the government achieve its 2030 target of 8GW of solar energy.'
"Orsted already has solar projects under construction in Garreenleen in Carlow and Ballinrea, between Douglas and Carrigaline in Co Cork. The Ballinrea 55MW development will produce enough electricity to power the equivalent of 16,000 homes. Both are expected to be fully operational by 2026.
"Orsted's Irish operations are based in Cork city. The Danish-headquartered firm has invested around €800m in Ireland."
Source:
https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-41711654.html
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/AGkxR
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This $900 million #solarfarm in #Texas is going 100% to #datacenters
Once it’s up and running, every bit of #ClearFork’s #electricity will go to #MetaPlatforms under a long-term contract. #Meta will use the #solar power to help run its energy-hungry data centers entirely on #cleanenergy.
https://electrek.co/2025/07/22/900-million-solar-farm-texas-100-percent-data-centers/
#Protesters warn #JDVance ‘#resistance will be waiting’ as he prepares for #Cotswolds family holiday
The #StopTrumpCoalition says US vice president JD Vance is ‘every bit as unwelcome’ in the #UK as #DonaldTrump
Tom Watling
Monday 21 July 2025
"US vice president JD Vance will find he is “every bit as unwelcome” in the UK as Donald Trump, protests have warned, as they announced plans to demonstrate against his visit.
"Vance is expected to visit the Cotswolds in South West England next month with his wife and three young children.
"The visit will come shortly after Donald Trump completes a five-day tour of some of his golf courses in Scotland.
"Trump is due to arrive on Friday, after which he will meet with Sir #KeirStarmer in Aberdeen. He will then visit #TrumpTurnberry golf club on the west coast of #Scotland before opening a new course on his #MenieEstate in #Aberdeenshire, on the north-east coast.
"They have since added that Vance will also find 'resistance waiting' when he arrives in England a week later."
#GoHome #EnglandResists #ScotlandResists #TrumpGoHome #VanceGoHome
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As Trump’s administration slashes federal spending deemed wasteful, the EPA cancelled $1.5 million in funding for a project to build out a solar energy farm, create a resilience hub and plant trees in Houston’s long-polluted Fifth Ward.
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We don't often see #art or #illustration of #solarpunk #infrastructure - and it's not an easy thing to convey.
Scandinavian101 decided to explore some #solarFarm #desert panoramas, building something close to #simonStalenhag 's juxtaposition of huge and personal, mundane and special.
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He takes #commission s at https://bsky.app/profile/scandinavian101.bsky.social
CC BY-SA-NC 4.0
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📰 "Birdlife soars on nature-friendly solar farms"
"Birds across Eastern England's arable landscapes are thriving on solar farms managed with nature in mind."
https://www.cam.ac.uk/www.cam.ac.uk/stories/solar-biodiversity-birds
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