Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion
Dr. John Upton:
The demand for dairy specifically could theoretically be offset by roof-mounted solar panels, without any land-based systems, because the dairy shed's roof will have no problem with housing enough panels to offset a particular farm's demand. Those roof-mounted solar panels would produce approximately 26 kWh at peak per farm, which would take up approximately 120 sq. m.