Dr Seán McCarthy, from Drinagh in West Cork (now living in Glenville) as a young PhD student in UCC in 1984, put Fota Island, Carrigtwohill on the map in the heart of the EEC in Brussels. His project was on the study of Solar PV panels and their potential use. This was one of the main energy research projects funded by the EEC in that period. Solar power, which was in its infancy at the time, had never been tested in Ireland, apart from providing power to Charlie Haughey’s house on Inishvickillane in the Blaskets.
His presentation was given, 3rd Novenber 2023. The below video of the event is 48 minutes duration.