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Power with a capital P

From modest beginnings in 2011, Power Capital Renewable Energy (PCRE) has become one of Ireland’s foremost independent power producers (IPPs). Joint CEO and co-founder Justin Brown told pv magazine that despite Ireland’s challenging environment for solar, the company sees a lot of opportunity and is taking full advantage.

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Blathnaid O’Dea

03 Dec 2024

PCRE, which operates this solar farm in County Wexford, Ireland, supplies power through agreements with Microsoft and Google. | Photo: PCRE

Back in the early 2000s, when solar was first taking off in Europe, Irishman Justin Brown and his business partners began investing in small-scale facilities in Germany. Brown said they took a few years there to learn all facets of the market and how solar might benefit Ireland in time to come.By the time solar …

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