News & insights
16 Apr, 2025
Opportunities for combining farming and solar in Ireland
The Lightsource bp team travelled to Dublin to meet with a broad range of representatives from the Irish government for a session to discuss combining solar and farming.
Read story03 May, 2023
Rebecca Hosking inspires our team this Earth Month
This Earth Month, former documentary filmmaker Rebecca spoke to Lightsource bp about regenerative farming.
21 Apr, 2023
Celebrating ‘Earth Day’: how nature and solar farms can work together
This Earth Day, read how Lightsource bp is taking action to protect and enhance biodiversity on our solar farms.
19 Apr, 2023
Lightsource Foundation shortlisted at the Business Charity Awards 2023
We are delighted to have been shortlisted in the ‘Community Impact Category’ at the Business Charity Awards 2023.
14 Apr, 2023
Solar helps tip power sector past peak carbon
We are grateful to the Embassy for recognising Lightsource bp’s growth and commitment to Portugal’s energy transition.
05 Apr, 2023
Solar is taking over – recent report from the IEA
By 2027, according to the IEA, solar will have overtaken all other sources of energy in terms of generation, world-wide.
28 Feb, 2023
Planning application for 68MW Kilkenny solar project submitted
This week marked a milestone for our team in the Irish solar market – our 68MW Castlegarden solar project in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, was submitted for consideration.
16 Nov, 2022
Solar Farms: Biodiversity, Birds and the Bees
Climate change and biodiversity degradation are two of the most complex and interwoven challenges that we face in today’s world.
09 Nov, 2022
Meeting the community at Castlegarden
Last month, three members of the Lightsource bp Irish development team travelled to Kilkenny and set up shop in The Long Man…
18 Oct, 2022
How our solar farms deliver ecosystem enhancements
Solar Power Europe released the entries for its Solar Flora and Fauna photo competition
17 Oct, 2022
Building meaningful careers, in a time of transition
We are building more than solar farms here at Lightsource bp, we are also building meaningful careers that our colleagues can take pride in.
12 Oct, 2022
New plans unveiled for Castlegarden solar installation
Lightsource bp, a global leader in the financing, development and management of solar energy projects, will be outlining their proposal to fund…
28 Sep, 2022
Lightsource bp heads to NPC
Last week saw three members of our Irish Development team take up a stall at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska.