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50 new jobs will be created in Wicklow by an Irish solar energy services company.
Crowley Carbon will invest 10 million euros in three projects with the aim of increasing by 50% the amount of solar energy produced here.
The move brings to 250 the number of people employed by the company based in Enniskerry, Ireland and in more than 18 countries.
The nine-year-old company is working on projects in Ghana, Mexico and Poland and has already completed a 6 megawatt (MW) solar installation in the UK.
Crowley Carbon provides energy services to a range of corporate customers including Johnson & Johnson, Associated British Foods and Proctor and Gamble.
"Ireland's position on Solar is unfortunately pretty mediocre, our installed solar base only representing 8 MW, unlike the UK, with a similar solar light, with 1,600 times more energy than ours, "said founder and CEO Norman Crowley. .
"There are many myths about solar that need to be debunked, knowing that, as it rains a lot here in Ireland, we have little or no hope of producing electricity from the sun, which is just wrong. "
He added that the company 's goal is to install more than 1,000 MW of solar energy by 2024, which would reduce carbon emissions from the project. Ireland 250 000 tonnes a year.
Crowley Carbon is part of the growing number of companies entering the solar power generation space here, as pressure continues to decarbonize the sector.
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