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Renewable Energy

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We are passionate about renewable energy and are committed to driving change and embracing the advances in Solar PV & Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) technology to deliver new sources of clean energy throughout Ireland.

INTEGRITY

At Strategic Power Projects, we apply the highest standards of integrity to every aspect of our business building trust and respect with our stakeholders who are integral to our operations.

SUSTAINABILITY

Strategic Power Projects has sustainability at the core of our mission values. We believe that we can prioritise clean energy whilst safeguarding and increasing local biodiversity across the island of Ireland.

TRANSPARENCY

Battery storage sites and solar farms are a necessary feature of the 21st-century energy landscape, and we believe they can and should be developed in close partnership with the communities where they are located to ensure that final projects are respectful of their surroundings and local communities.

INNOVATION

We have joined the global climate change chorus which portrays a smarter, brighter and cleaner future. At Strategic Power Projects, we think creatively, identifying opportunities and developing effective solutions contributing to this wave of change and creating a more sustainable future.

COMMITMENT

At Strategic Power Projects, we recognise that our venture is long-term, and we are committed to developing and managing our assets in a sustainable manner with respect for the environment and communities in which we operate.

DEVELOPING SOLAR PV

As countries around the world grapple with the threat of energy supply shortages in the move away from fossil fuelled generation, renewable energy plays an increasingly critical part in keeping the lights on.

In Ireland, the use of renewable energy generation in 2017 avoided €278 million in fossil fuel imports, reducing Ireland’s energy import dependency from 89% in 2015 to 66% in 2017.

At Strategic Power Projects we have embraced the advances in Solar & Battery Storage technology to ensure security of renewable energy supply across the island of Ireland.

OUR COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING HABITATS & ECOSYSTEMS

In addition to site specific biodiversity requirements, Strategic Power Projects will continuously commit to:

Preserving existing vegetation - minimal removal of vegetation is a high priority for us. We understand that preserving the natural landscape is important for local communities as well as for biodiversity. It is inevitable that sometimes vegetation needs to be removed. This is offset on another part of the Site, either through screening or biodiversity enhancement areas.

Sowing native plants –We make sure to only use native seed mixes for any of our wildflower meadows and tree planting. This facilitates pollination by native birds, insects, bats and butterflies.

Improving connectively – we do this through a range of features, from wildlife corridors and the addition of mammal gates, to stepping stone habitats, joining features of value within the site and with the wider landscape.

Habitat creation - the addition of bat and bird boxes, hibernacula piles and ponds enhance areas that can often act as stepping stone habitats as well as permanent homes for fauna.

Natural screening – the inclusion of natural screening provides an opportunity for additional plantings, increasing biodiversity net gain of many of our sites.

Some of our sites are grazed by sheep, this minimises the necessity for grass cuttings. Experts are checking in on our sites to ensure weed management, and general upkeep is tackled.

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Ireland