Results 1-10 of 10 for solar power speaker:Pat Rabbitte

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (15 Jan 2014)

Pat Rabbitte: Currently there is over 2,100 MW of renewable electricity generation connected to the grid. This is made up of wind, hydro, bioenergy, renewable combined heat and power (CHP) and solar. On 17 December 2013 a record output for wind alone of 1,769 MW was achieved. This demonstrates the increasing capacity of the grid to utilise high amounts of electricity from renewable generation sources. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (24 Oct 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: ...meeting 16% of our energy requirements from renewable sources by 2020. In order to meet this target, Ireland is committed to meeting 40% of electricity demand, 12% of heating and 10% of transport power from renewable sources, with the transport target also being legally binding. The Directive also requires that Member States set out in a National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Generation (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: There is no legal or regulatory limit on the amount of electricity that may be generated within a commercial or farm building from solar photovoltaic panels. However, if electricity is to be exported to the electricity network, the installation must export power in accordance with the conditions set out in the premises connection agreement with either the Distribution System Operator (DSO),...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: ...renewable electricity biomass capacity to the Irish grid, with a total of 200MW of this being new capacity in the anaerobic digestion and solid biomass areas. Of this, 150MW will be high efficiency combined heat and power (CHP), using both anaerobic digestion and the thermochemical conversion of solid Biomass. REFIT 3 also provide supports for up to 160MW from the co-firing of biomass...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Generation (11 Jun 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: Ireland currently has 1,763 MW of installed wind generation, 238 MW of hydro power and 71 MW of smaller renewable sources (combined heat and power, solar and bio-energy). In 2012 this installed renewable generation capacity met 19. 5% of overall electricity demand. As regards proposed targets for the future, under the Renewable Energy Directive, Ireland is legally required to increase...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (9 May 2013)

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 Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (30 Apr 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: Ireland currently has 1,763 MW of installed wind generation, 238 MW of hydro power and 71 MW of smaller renewable sources (ocean energy, combined heat and power, solar and bio-energy). In 2012, this installed renewable generation capacity met 17.3% of overall electricity demand. As regards proposed targets for the future, under the Renewable Energy Directive, Ireland is legally required to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (18 Oct 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: ...capacity could potentially produce 4.6 Terawatt hours over a year. This would translate into approximately 18% of electricity demand. At particular time intervals, wind has produced enough power to meet 50% of electricity demand, and has even reached a high of 38% of total daily electricity demand. 123 MW is the annual average added each year to the grid over the past 10 years. Data...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (18 Oct 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: ...capacity could potentially produce 4.6 Terawatt hours over a year. This would translate into approximately 18% of electricity demand. At particular time intervals, wind has produced enough power to meet 50% of electricity demand, and has even reached a high of 38% of total daily electricity demand. 123 MW is the annual average added each year to the grid over the past 10 years. Data...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (19 Jul 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: ...offer; onshore wind projects already built, contracted with the Transmission System Operator (TSO) or due to receive a grid connection offer in Gate 3; potential for geothermal, pumped storage and solar and Ireland's 500MW 2020 ocean (wave and tidal) target. In the period to 2020, the only way to trade in renewable energy is under the terms of the co-operation mechanisms set out in the EU...