Results 1-8 of 8 for solar power speaker:Barry Cowen

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bord na Móna (23 Feb 2023)

Barry Cowen: ...lands by many landowners who could not before that derive a livelihood or make a contribution to their communities' well-being. Bord na Móna delivered well on that remit. It built communities with their power plants on various bogs, engineering works, shops, briquette factories, horticultural products, waste management industries and the leasing of bogs and plots to many members of...

Energy Security: Statements (27 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: ...war in Ukraine, which has created further pressures, obviously. What, then, of the original promises and commitments that were made relating to the type of provision we expected to see in respect of solar energy; the farming community's commitment and the potential there that is yet to be realised; industry; and community schemes, which are also untapped in the way envisaged initially?...

Just Transition: Statements (18 May 2022)

Barry Cowen: ...effect and impact. I am from the constituency that is arguably the most impacted by the acceleration of decarbonisation in recent years. We have seen the earlier than anticipated closure of power stations in Lanesborough in Longford and in Shannonbridge, Ferbane and Rhode in Offaly. We have seen Bord na Móna's industrial excavation of peat cease as a result of that and its...

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Barry Cowen: ...the abundance of potential wind energy that is available off our shores to create what could be a European supergrid. Off our south and east coasts, we have the potential to generate 15 GW of energy; 1 GW provides enough energy to power 750,000 homes. We have up to 100 GW of potential energy off our west coast. Floating turbines would make up 75% of that total. There is potential here...

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

Barry Cowen: ...what has already been said. The ramifications and repercussions of decarbonisation for the region have been and are great. If Deputy Pringle were here, I would remind him about the closure of power stations in Ferbane and Rhode and the loss of the associated harvesting jobs. A decline has been evident in the region, particularly in County Offaly. There are 900 workers in the county at...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2018)

Barry Cowen: ...peat business into renewables and resource recovery and reduce the number of managerial, administrative and peat operations workers. We wish the company well in its efforts to diversify into wind, solar power and waste management, as well as in respect of the prospects for herbal medicine, aquaculture and cluster energy parks. These are all very commendable and worthwhile and we hope...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (12 Jul 2016)

Barry Cowen: 729. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the proportion of renewable energy that will come from wind, solar, marine, anaerobic digestion combined heat and power, biomass combined heat and power and biomass combustion in the Government's plan to achieve its 2020 renewable targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21048/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: ...group. While it works on a specific area in County Westmeath, it is aware of problems in other counties. Wind energy is one of a suite of alternative energy resources including biomass, solar, wave and gas. It is the job of the CER, Commission for Energy Regulation, to guarantee safe means and methods of producing energy, to improve choice and competition and ultimately, benefit the...