Results 1-3 of 3 for solar power speaker:Grace O'Sullivan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: .... I am from Waterford. There is definitely a blockage in terms of gaining access to the grid. Farmers cannot gain access to it. I am curious about this. If a farmer were to put 25 acres under solar PV panels, what would it deliver for him on the farm? What would it deliver for the community? What could a farmer with 25 acres earn? Farmers are under pressure and need to have other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Grace O'Sullivan: .... I would like to start with my reaction to the draft plan as it stands. In terms of our climate obligations. we are an island nation, we have an abundance of wind and waves and we have solar potential. We are not giving enough attention to our potential to secure our country in terms of energy. We have the potential and we have to write what we are going to do to secure our energy...

Seanad: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Grace O'Sullivan: ...any more than we already have. These limits are natural, and it is time to stop speaking out of both sides of our mouths on this by signing a climate pact with one hand while the other hand cuts peat for power generation or signs another licence for oil exploration. We are at the stage now of risking accumulating massive stranded assets as the world moves on to a post-fossil fuel future....