Pictured on Greenhills farm in east Cork is TJ Hunter, Vice President Onshore Ireland & UK (Right) with Simon Browne (left) and Tom Browne (Centre), the family behind Greenhills. Renewable energy company Ørsted and Greenhills farm entered into a landmark agreement in March. Picture: Michael O’Sullivan
Planning permission has been submitted for Ireland’s largest solar farm development in East Cork, despite a section of the land being the subject of an ongoing waste-management investigation by Cork County Council.
Greenhills in East Cork is a 1,110-acre site, currently home to the country’s largest dairy herd, and in March entered into a landmark lease agreement with Danish renewable energy supplier Ørsted, who took in over €9.5 billion in revenue last year.