19-05-2025
Lidl to spend €10m on Ireland's first zero energy supermarket
Lidl Ireland is to spend more than €10 million constructing Ireland's first net zero energy supermarket.
This means the store in Maynooth Co Kildare will produce all its operational energy from onsite renewable sources.
It will also fully offset the embodied carbon associated with its construction through renewable energy generation.
The store will feature a 575 kWp solar panel system installed on both the roof and within the car park.
It will also incorporate concrete made from 50% recycled materials, sustainable glulam timber roof beams and lower embodied carbon roof panels.
Construction of the store is currently underway, supporting 150 construction jobs.
The new store which is scheduled to open to Lidl customers this November aims to become the first BREEAM-accredited net zero energy supermarket in Ireland, as recognised by the Irish Green Building Council.
"The development of our Net Zero Energy store is the next step in our sustainability journey," said Robert Ryan, CEO of Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland.
"More than just a supermarket, this store will serve as a test bed for sustainable innovations - helping us identify scalable improvements that can be rolled out across our entire network to deliver greater energy and carbon savings," he added.
