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# Shannon Airport solar farm

The 1.2MW ground-mounted solar PV system, delivered by ACEL Energy, now provides around a fifth of the airport's annual electricity.

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**Entegro** • November 28, 2025 • **2 min read**

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Shannon Airport Group is generating a large share of its own electricity on site, thanks to a 1.2MW ground-mounted solar PV system designed, installed and commissioned by ACEL Energy, now part of Entegro Energy.

The solar farm covers 5.5 acres of airport land and uses more than 2,700 bifacial panels, which capture light on both sides. It supplies around 20% of the airport's annual electricity, and is the first solar farm on an airfield in Ireland.

## Delivered from design to commissioning

The €3.6 million project, supported by a €1.5 million government grant, was delivered by ACEL from design and procurement through to installation and commissioning.

## Why on-site solar matters

Airports, like hospitals, factories and data centres, use large amounts of electricity around the clock. Generating power on site lowers their energy costs, cuts emissions and makes them less exposed to changes in grid prices. With unused land close to where the power is needed, a ground-mounted solar farm is one of the most direct ways to do it.

## What Entegro Energy brings

Projects like Shannon show what Entegro Energy now offers large energy users: renewable generation, battery storage and high-voltage engineering, delivered by one partner from design through to grid connection.

Ray O’Driscoll of The Shannon Airport Group has described the solar farm as “a game changer” for the airport, and a big step towards its target of cutting emissions by 51% by 2030.

## About Entegro

Entegro is an infrastructure engineering group headquartered in Kilkenny, with operations in Ireland, the UK and the US. Founded in 2018, it designs, builds and operates telecoms and energy infrastructure, and is a delivery partner in the National Broadband Ireland programme. Entegro has been part of Kyntus Group since 2024.

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