Results 1-20 of 207 for solar power speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (22 Jan 2025)

Eamon Ryan: ...of variable renewable electricity onto to the grid with circa 7 GW of renewable electricity generation capacity currently connected, including circa 5 GW of wind capacity and circa 1.5 GW of solar PV capacity. Our ambitious targets, as laid out in Climate Action Plans 2023 and 2024, of 9 GW onshore wind, at least 5 GW offshore wind and 8 GW solar PV support our 2030 target of 80% of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...every day, and that requires us to switch to the electrification of everything in our country and stop the use of all gas. I believe that, with the building of interconnectors, battery storage and solar and wind power facilities, we are starting to see a significant reduction in our own emissions, but a significant reduction in the use of gas is now also possible. That will be the way we...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Under Climate Action Plan 2023 (CAP23), and reaffirmed under CAP24, Ireland has set a target of 80% of electricity demand from renewable sources by 2030 made up of 9 GW of onshore wind, 8 GW of solar and at least 5 GW of offshore wind. For the electricity sector the targets for renewable energy capacities are based on emissions and power system modelling rather than geospatial analysis....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (5 Nov 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...interconnectors, with France and UK, are in construction. Two other interconnectors with UK are now in regulatory processes. Proposals are being developed for two further interconnectors with the Continent. Solar is growing much faster than predicted, and continuing to accelerate. New, more ambitious 2040 climate targets are being proposed by the Commission, bringing up the question...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (22 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government committed to the development of a Solar Energy Strategy for rooftop and ground-based photovoltaics to ensure that a greater share of our electricity needs is met through solar power. The Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS) Community Enabling Framework was launched in 2022. It provides a range of supports, including grant funding of potentially up to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...x2019;s Climate Action Plan 2023 (CAP 23), reaffirmed by CAP 24, sets Ireland an ambitious target of 80% of electricity demand from renewable sources by 2030, to be met through 9 GW of onshore wind, 8 GW of solar, and at least 5 GW of offshore wind. This will require unprecedented levels of investment in renewable electricity generation development and in the infrastructure required to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...145 to 147, inclusive, together. Under Climate Action Plan Update 24, Ireland has set a target of 80% of electricity demand from renewable sources by 2030 made up of 9 GW of onshore wind, 8 GW of solar and at least 5 GW of offshore wind. This will require unprecedented levels of investment in renewable electricity generation development and in the infrastructure required to expand and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...emissions from electricity generation in 2023. Overall emissions from the Energy Industries sector in Ireland decreased by 21.6% in 2023, down 2.2 Mt CO2eq on last year. The emissions intensity of power generation decreased from 332g CO2/kWh in 2022 to a historic low of 255g CO2/kWh in 2023. This decrease reflects the reductions in coal, fuel oil and natural gas use (-44.3%, -78.2%,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...up by good planning so we have projects ready to go. That is happening. The RESS 4 auction last week or the week before was successful. More than 2 GW of capacity are to be added to our system. Both wind and solar are doing well. We wanted to keep the price below the €100 benchmark. It is a case of real capability. Similarly with offshore wind, it is a question of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (19 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...than previous two auctions with the average weighted bid price at €96.85 per MWh.  The RESS 4 auction has provisionally procured over 2TWh (2,070 GWh) of renewable electricity, this is enough to power up to half a million homes. RESS 4 will play a crucial role in reducing energy costs for households and businesses by promoting more affordable renewable energy generation and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...by the Deputy is the "dispatch-down" of renewable energy, which refers to the amount of renewable energy that is available but cannot be used by the electricity system. This can be due to broad power system limitations, known as curtailments, local network limitations, known as constraints, or energy supply exceeding consumer demand. Manging dispatch down is a priority as we seek to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (27 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The heavy lifting has to be done in the renewable sector. I refer to the debate I had earlier with Deputy O'Rourke regarding the delivery of the likes of offshore wind and the solar revolution that is taking place. If we can meet our targets in this area, with some 22 GW of power from renewables by the end of this decade, that would bridge half of the gap. That is the most significant...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (26 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...by the Deputy is the "dispatch-down" of renewable energy, which refers to the amount of renewable energy that is available but cannot be used by the electricity system. This can be due to broad power system limitations, known as curtailments, local network limitations, known as constraints, or energy supply exceeding consumer demand. Dispatch-down is unfortunate and EirGrid are addressing...

Affordable Electricity: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...is funded by the State; and a new Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme, which will help reduce the financial challenges for many homeowners; — regarding Renewable Energy Schemes: — renewable electricity support schemes for onshore wind, offshore wind and solar in addition to commercial and domestic microgeneration support schemes that has already delivered the third highest...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...supported an ash dieback support scheme for those farmers who lost out on that in order for them not to feel burnt by it and help them maybe to look at forestry again. Second, on new incomes, solar power will provide a significant amount. What the Government agreed last week was a guaranteed price for solar power to allow farmers to use that as an income stream, as well as covering...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...of variable renewable electricity onto the grid, with over 6 GW of renewable generation capacity currently installed. According to the latest data, Ireland ranks second in the world for wind power as a percentage of generation in 2023, with circa 4.8 GW of wind generation connected. Solar PV is now a growing source of electricity and is rapidly transforming Ireland’s energy system...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (8 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Hydrogen provides us with an incredible opportunity in Ireland. It provides the potential for long term storage of energy, the opportunity of dispatchable wind and solar power, the potential of chemical feedstocks, the potential of an export market and the opportunity to decarbonise some parts of high temperature processing. Ireland has one of the best offshore renewable energy resources in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (8 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Hydrogen provides us with an incredible opportunity in Ireland. It provides the potential for long term storage of energy, the opportunity of dispatchable wind and solar power, the potential of chemical feedstocks, the potential of an export market and the opportunity to decarbonise some parts of high temperature processing. Ireland has one of the best offshore renewable energy resources in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...and ESB Networks, as Distribution System Operator, have responsibility for the development of the Distribution Network. EirGrid and ESBN are independent bodies and as such the Minister has no power regarding the exercise of their respective functions. In relation to access to the grid of households and businesses with solar PV system, for safety reasons, all microgeneration systems...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...if you are not fully versed in the issues and do not have experience of, or a background in, developing projects. It is up to 5 MW in scale and my expectation is it will be particularly strong for solar solutions because, in truth, a lot of the smaller scale wind projects are not as economic as the larger projects. The nature of wind power has changed and scale matters in lowering costs....