Results 1-4 of 4 for solar power speaker:Thomas Pringle

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (10 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: ...announced tender is very welcome. It is the option that can meet our targets into the future. I am concerned that the Minister recently stated that the Government has not yet decided whether the power produced will be taken ashore by the State or by private enterprise. I think that must be done by the State. There should be a limited number of landfalls, all of them run by the State,...

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: ...time. For me that is not a viable renewable energy source and we should not actively pursue it. There is a role for wind and I believe offshore wind energy will have a role. I believe that wave power and tidal power will provide our energy. I do not know enough about whether solar has any real value. I have seen advertisements for solar panels that even work in the dark. I think that...

Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Jan 2017)

Thomas Pringle: ...ourselves with Trump-era politics. His Administration and its public display of affection for big oil is representative of the industry’s fading legacy and its last attempt to hold onto power. For over a century, it has enjoyed the privilege of buying political influence and deliberately concealing and manipulating the science of climate change in their favour. These corporations...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (8 Dec 2016)

Thomas Pringle: ...volatile the ISIF lost €22 million in 2015, and €100 million in total over the past three years, on those investments. Imagine what this money could do if it were invested in renewable energy solutions, such as biomass or solar energy. It has recently been announced that renewable energy specialist Gaelectric is selling 14 Irish wind farms worth an estimated €400...