Mayo Live
Anton McNulty
27 February 2025
IRELAND West Airport Knock has been granted planning permission to construct a renewable energy solar farm which will reduce the airport's future reliance on fossil fuels.
Mayo County Council granted planning permission to Ireland West Airport Knock to develop a new 1.5MVA AC solar photovoltaic farm consisting of 2,566 solar panels which will each have an output of 690W.
The solar panels will cover an area of around 2.25 hectares, on a site approximately 5.03 hectares located west of the Airport Terminal, which also includes a new Solar PV substation, inverters, a new airport sub-station and all associated ancillary development works.
Read on: Mayo airport to go green with new solar panel farm - Mayo Live
