{"id":163787,"date":"2022-05-28T08:54:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T08:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/news\/irish-development-team-takes-a-trip-to-balmoral\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T08:39:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T08:39:24","slug":"irish-development-team-takes-a-trip-to-balmoral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/ie\/news\/irish-development-team-takes-a-trip-to-balmoral\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Team Goes to Balmoral"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block-page-title bg-color-white\">\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <h1 class=\"fg-color-gradient\">Irish Team Goes to Balmoral<\/h1>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n  \n\n\n<section class=\"banner-single position-relative\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 px-0\">\n                <div class=\"position-relative w-100 h-100 aspect-ratio-banner object-fit-cover\">\n          <picture>\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IL20220624165806-iStock-1309093327-scaled-1920x800-2-450x188.jpg, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IL20220624165806-iStock-1309093327-scaled-1920x800-2-1000x417.jpg 2x\"\n                          media=\"(max-width: 575px)\">\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IL20220624165806-iStock-1309093327-scaled-1920x800-2-1000x417.jpg, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IL20220624165806-iStock-1309093327-scaled-1920x800-2.jpg 2x\"\n                          media=\"(min-width: 576px) and (max-width: 991px)\">\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IL20220624165806-iStock-1309093327-scaled-1920x800-2.jpg, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IL20220624165806-iStock-1309093327-scaled-1920x800-2.jpg 2x\"\n                          media=\"(min-width: 992px)\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IL20220624165806-iStock-1309093327-scaled-1920x800-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\n                       srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IL20220624165806-iStock-1309093327-scaled-1920x800-2.jpg 2x\"\n                       sizes=\"auto, 100vw\"\n                       class=\"position-absolute w-100 h-100 left-0 top-0 object-fit-cover\"\n                       width=\"1920\"\n                       height=\"800\">\n                <\/picture>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text align block_9f18ed2a4928947e1854cee931bb8baa block bg-color-white position-relative z-1 overflow-hidden\">\n    <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"container \">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n        <span class=\"rich-text standard-text fg-color-navy\">\n          <p>We\u2019ve spent a few days out and about at the annual Balmoral Show in Lisburn, taking in the sights and speaking to a wide range of people and businesses interested in finding out how a solar partnership could benefit them.<\/p>\n<p>Our approach to landowner partnerships stems from our deep knowledge of the rural economy. We sit down with you to understand your goals and requirements for your land and to explore whether \u2018solar as a crop\u2019 is right for you. And we consider closely the needs of the surrounding community and environment. Allocating a portion of your land to lease for a solar farm opens up a diversified and dependable income stream. Responsibly designed solar can be a partner that supports the success of Ireland\u2019s rural communities for generations to come. If you\u2019re interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/ie\/partner-with-us\/landowners\/\">leasing your land for solar<\/a>, please <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SmZf7VKHlUyCBUDIfRhRFjLHX4Wl6_tDs7og3XRCWTVURDJGS0VENUU2QjdJQlc3RUVWVkpLUTdESi4u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact us<\/a> or email <a href=\"mailto:ireland@lightsourcebp.com\">ireland@lightsourcebp.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n        <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-30\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards align block_233757f1d4306db03fa2ede97201aaf6 block bg-color-orange-3-percent\">\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <h3 class=\"mb-35\">Related news <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 mb-30\">\n  <div class=\"multi-column-cards__image-container h-300px h-lg-250px\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/ie\/news\/australia-lightsource-bp-begins-construction-on-lower-wonga-solar-and-battery-project-as-hybrid-strategy-gathers-pace\/\" class=\"d-block w-100 h-100\">\n      <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GLB-Lower-Wonga-Banner-2-aspect-ratio-315-195-1200x743.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GLB-Lower-Wonga-Banner-2-aspect-ratio-315-195-300x186.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GLB-Lower-Wonga-Banner-2-aspect-ratio-315-195-1024x634.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GLB-Lower-Wonga-Banner-2-aspect-ratio-315-195-80x50.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GLB-Lower-Wonga-Banner-2-aspect-ratio-315-195-150x93.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GLB-Lower-Wonga-Banner-2-aspect-ratio-315-195-450x279.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GLB-Lower-Wonga-Banner-2-aspect-ratio-315-195-767x475.jpeg 767w, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GLB-Lower-Wonga-Banner-2-aspect-ratio-315-195-1000x619.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GLB-Lower-Wonga-Banner-2-aspect-ratio-315-195.jpeg 1292w\" sizes=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GLB-Lower-Wonga-Banner-2-aspect-ratio-315-195-1200x743.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"743\" class=\"w-100 h-100 object-fit-cover\"><\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n      <p class=\"mt-20 mb-10 font-size-paragraph-small\">05 Jun, 2026<\/p>\n    <a class=\"text-decoration-none text-decoration-sm-underline-hover\" href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/ie\/news\/australia-lightsource-bp-begins-construction-on-lower-wonga-solar-and-battery-project-as-hybrid-strategy-gathers-pace\/\">\n    <h5 class=\"mb-15 fg-color-navy\">Australia: Lightsource bp begins construction on Lower Wonga solar and battery project as hybrid strategy gathers pace<\/h5>\n  <\/a>\n      <p class=\"mb-15 line-height-level-6\">Lightsource bp has begun construction on the Lower Wonga hybrid project in Queensland, combining a 380MWdc solar farm with a 281MW\/843MWh battery energy storage system.<\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/ie\/news\/australia-lightsource-bp-begins-construction-on-lower-wonga-solar-and-battery-project-as-hybrid-strategy-gathers-pace\/\">Read Story <span class=\"ml-10\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8\" height=\"14\" fill=\"none\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M1 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grazing on solar farms combines agriculture with solar electricity generation, enabling livestock to graze and crops to grow alongside and beneath solar panels.<\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/ie\/news\/farming-and-energy-working-side-by-side\/\">Read Story <span class=\"ml-10\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8\" height=\"14\" fill=\"none\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M1 13l6-6-6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 mb-30\">\n  <div class=\"multi-column-cards__image-container h-300px h-lg-250px\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/ie\/news\/lightsource-bp-publishes-2024-sustainability-report\/\" class=\"d-block w-100 h-100\">\n      <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GLB-Sustainability-Report-2024-Banner-aspect-ratio-315-195-1200x743.jpg 1200w, 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https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GLB-Sustainability-Report-2024-Banner-aspect-ratio-315-195.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GLB-Sustainability-Report-2024-Banner-aspect-ratio-315-195-1200x743.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"743\" class=\"w-100 h-100 object-fit-cover\"><\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n      <p class=\"mt-20 mb-10 font-size-paragraph-small\">29 May, 2025<\/p>\n    <a class=\"text-decoration-none text-decoration-sm-underline-hover\" href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/ie\/news\/lightsource-bp-publishes-2024-sustainability-report\/\">\n    <h5 class=\"mb-15 fg-color-navy\">Lightsource bp publishes 2024 Sustainability Report\u00a0\u00a0<\/h5>\n  <\/a>\n      <p class=\"mb-15 line-height-level-6\">Lightsource bp, a global trusted partner in delivering onshore renewable energy solutions, is pleased to publish its 2024 Sustainability Report.<\/p>\n    <p><a 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