Results 21-40 of 208 for solar power

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...to Russia, Iran or other countries where we import the gas from at the moment. The second main reason it is expensive is because we have a very distributed housing system and we have to get a power line to every single home. I did not hear Mark Foley at the Oireachtas committee, but I will go back and listen to him. Getting new power plants has been a difficulty and that is why we as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Bríd Smith: I thank the witnesses for their answers. If there is an application to power a school by solar, will Ms Buggie explain why it has to involve two different technologies? Why is solar not sufficient?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (9 May 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Pat Rabbitte: ...opened in February 2012, is designed to incentivise the addition of 310 Megawatts (MW) of renewable electricity capacity from biomass technologies to the Irish electricity grid. Wind energy, hydro power and electricity from landfill gas are also supported under the REFIT1 and REFIT2 schemes. Solar power is not currently supported by way of feed-in tariffs. However, grants are available...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...-farm renewable technology uptake and usage, grant aid is provided through TAMS to assist farmers in maximising their contribution to the production of renewable energy through the installation of Solar PV technology along with battery storage on Irish farms. TAMS is an On-Farm Investment Scheme which is co-funded by the EU. Under the current EU regulations and under the new CAP...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (14 Feb 2018)

John Curran: 40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions he is taking to advance the development of solar energy here; the amount of solar power he anticipates will be generated here in each of the years 2018 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7335/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (17 Apr 2018)

John Lahart: 1170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions he is taking to advance the development of solar energy here; the amount of solar power he anticipates will be generated here in each of the years 2018 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15544/18]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (21 Feb 2007)

Noel Dempsey: ...assistance for a total of 11,000 such installations under this scheme. An indicative breakdown of the number of heat microgenerators approved for funding to date is as follows: Heat Pumps 3080; Solar Thermal Panels 2970; Wood Biomass Heating 4950. Under the SEI House of Tomorrow Programme, funding has to date, been approved for the following numbers of renewable heat microgeneration...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (28 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The solar PV Scheme, which commenced in July 2018, targets domestic customers, solar PV installations (rooftop solar panels), self-consumption (grant to assist with installation costs with no tariff for export) and battery energy storage systems (BESS). The Scheme was reviewed in December 2019 and the costs of installation were assessed. Some grant changes were made to the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...-farm renewable technology uptake and usage, grant aid is provided through TAMS to assist farmers in maximising their contribution to the production of renewable energy through the installation of Solar PV technology along with battery storage on Irish farms. TAMS grant aid is currently available for Solar PV Panels and Solar PV Rechargeable Batteries and Solar Panels (Solar Thermal) for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy - Wind, Solar and Biogas: Discussion (4 Dec 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Mr. Michael McCarthy: It is a very good question and the short answer is "Yes". I have no fear that we are insufficiently skilled in terms of the workforce required to build out solar here. We have many people involved in the sector with rooftop solar but with regard to meeting the aspirations of the action plan and the very serious demands that decarbonisation places upon us, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Eligibility (8 Mar 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 454. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when his Department will set a tariff for solar power in respect of the new RESS scheme; if this figure will be higher for up to 500KW as was the case in the REFIT 3 scheme; and his views on whether those that may be requiring a generators grid connection in respect of rooftop solar panels, small scale anaerobic...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (31 Jan 2007)

Tony Gregory: Question 964: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if there is grant assistance available to resident groups of apartment complexes for solar panels designed to power the generation of electricity similar to the grants for solar panels for water heating purposes; and his views on grant aid for a pilot scheme to generate electricity in an apartment complex....

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 91:In page 69, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “Capital Gains Retirement Relief and Agricultural Relief for farmland with solar panels30. The Principal Act is amended in section 664(1) by substituting the following for the definition of “farm land”:“ ‘farm land’ means—(a) land in the State wholly or mainly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...aid is provided through the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) to assist farmers in maximising their contribution to the production of renewable energy through the installation of Solar PV technology along with battery storage on Irish farms. The solar PV systems currently grant-aided under TAMS include Solar PV Panels and Solar PV Rechargeable Batteries and Solar...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...grant aid through the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS II) to assist our farmers in maximising their contribution to the production of renewable energy through the installation of Solar PV technology along with battery storage on Irish farms. Solar energy for on-farm use is grant aided under the Animal Welfare Nutrient Storage and...

Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (11 Jul 2018)

Simon Coveney: It is true that certain solar panel and energy projects in Gaza have been frustrated by the Israeli side. However, we have negotiated with the Israelis to be able to build a solar project in a no-go security zone controlled by Israel, next to the wall in Gaza. This will be a €10 million, 10 MW project, which will power a water purification plant funded by France.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (16 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...the incinerator and being pumped into the River Liffey and use it to heat offices and homes in Dublin by 2025. That is a not insignificant volume of heat that could help to reduce emissions. On solar PV, we want every school to have a solar panel on it by 2025. That would give us some of the 5,000 MW of solar power we want to produce. We will produce more solar renewables in the next...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...exposure to high fossil fuel prices is the greatest risk and the greatest cost. There are many other reasons for prices increasing. The benefit of renewables is that they would constitute our own power supply and keep money in the country. Use of renewables also brings down the wholesale price. While the renewable auction brings in an element of public service obligation payments, it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: I welcome Mr. Foley, Mr. McCormick and Ms Hedin. I have a number of questions on making changes to the grid for the future. We know there is a potential for up to 75% of intermittent power to be integrated on the grid. I understand that we went as high as more than 60% and as low as 4% on a couple of days during the summer. Obviously, we were not using much power on those days. That...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)

Brian Stanley: One thing is not clear from reading the correspondence. I noted a piece when I was going through the letter that comes under the subheading, "Electricity and power generation (particularly in relation to back up capacity and energy security)". The letter states: "I am advised that the figure of €1bn for backup capacity within the larger €33-€37bn electricity sector...