Following the recent announcement that the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) is building a massive solar farm on airport lands to provide renewable power for the airport, the Micro-Renewable Energy Federation (MREF) has called for an immediate review of the need for planning restrictions within ‘safe solar zones’ across the country.
MREF Executive Committee Member, Ciaran Kells, said that the imposition of ‘safe solar zones’ around airports and air traffic landing areas is clearly a ridiculous requirement in the light of such a major solar development going ahead at Ireland’s largest airport.
Mr. Kells said: “These safe solar zones were imposed on the planning process amid concerns from the Irish Aviation Authority that a glint or glare issue could impact air traffic. MREF has long argued that this requirement is totally unjustified as solar PV systems are regularly installed at airport sites across the world. The fact that a massive 9MW solar farm is now being installed across nearly 40 acres of DAA lands at Dublin Airport – and has secured full planning approval without issues – is further definitive evidence that these safe solar zones are unnecessary and should be abolished immediately.”
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