Results 1-6 of 6 for solar power speaker:Alan Farrell

Climate Action Plan 2023: Statements (18 Jan 2023)

Alan Farrell: ...in a firmer way. If an incentive programme needs to be provided to achieve that, we should provide one. In regard to energy, the acceleration of delivery of offshore and onshore wind farms and solar power is important to ensuring we can reduce the carbon footprint of our energy sector. A new planning and development Bill to be introduced shortly will make a substantial contribution...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: ...were rife. That is why planning ahead is so important. The single biggest way we can do this is by rapidly expanding our capacity to produce renewable energy, such as through wind and solar. We have known for some time this was where we would have to go in the context of climate change. We now have the immediacy of energy supply disruptions to compound the issue. Ireland has the...

Annual Transition Statement: Statements (15 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: ...respect to climate action. However, I believe that if we are to achieve our goals in the years ahead, we must remove some of the barriers that are still holding back our full potential. Wind and solar energy offer huge potential on this island and to all our communities. We must ensure that our planning framework, our taxation system in respect of such projects and our capacity to...

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Alan Farrell: ...15% of our electricity came from renewable sources. By 2019 that figure had risen to 36% and preliminary reports show that in 2020, despite Covid-19, we managed to attain 38%. We must do everything in our power to foster growth of renewable energy in Ireland including investing in wind, solar, wave and tidal energy as well as cutting the burdensome requirements companies are required to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Renewable Energy Generation (25 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: ...growth in renewable energy across Europe. Information released recently by the International Energy Agency, IEA, has shown a significant uptake in renewable energy production. This includes, of course, solar, wind and other renewables, which are growing at the fastest rate in more than 20 years. Much of that change is being driven in Europe and the US. However, China, while being a...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: ...will play an increasingly important role in the coming decades. This is not just about sustainable public transport and a reduction in car dependency. It is about ensuring the energy used to power our transport network is low or no carbon emitting. Simply replacing our national fleet of combustion engine cars - I understand there are nearly 3 million cars - with electric ones is not...