Activ8 Solar Energies based in Carrickmacross has announced the official energisation of the Liffey Meats Solar Farm.
This is Ireland's largest behind-the-meter co-located renewable energy installation.
This landmark €3 million project combines a 4.5MW solar farm with an existing 3MW wind turbine at Liffey Meats' facility in Ballyjamesduff, marking a major milestone for renewable energy integration within Ireland's agri-food sector.
The Liffey Meats Solar Farm is one of the largest behind-the-meter solar projects in Ireland, and by combining solar and wind generation onsite.
It will significantly enhance energy resilience for Liffey Meats while delivering major carbon savings.
Speaking to Northern Sound, Ciarán Marron, CEO of Activ8 Energies said this installation is not just about energy savings.
He believes it represents a significant step forward for how industrial energy users in Ireland can adopt renewables at scale
"The site covers about 17 acres, and in that 17 acres you have over 6,600 solar panels, each of them producing 700 watts, so it's about 4.5 megawatts. There's over 50 kilometres of cable to connect it all together, and the majority of the delivery of the project was completed on site within 16 weeks, so at the peak of it we would have had about 60 people on site. The project will produce enough energy to power about 1,000 homes a year."
