Results 1-4 of 4 for solar power speaker:Seán Kyne

Seanad: Energy Security: Statements (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister. It is important to see senior Ministers in the House and I acknowledge his attendance. My life experience suggests that power outages are much less common now compared with the 1980s and 1990s. That is testament to the investment and expertise of EirGrid and ESB Networks in terms of their maintenance of the lines. From my recollection, blackouts were much more...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Seán Kyne: ...Group, GIG, having acquired Fuinneamh Sceirde Teoranta, the developer of a project off the west coast, namely, a proposal for a 400 MW offshore wind farm capable of generating enough energy to power the equivalent of up to 295,000 homes. This development was recently designated as one of seven developments with relevant project status by the Department of Environment, Climate Action and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Incentives (31 May 2018)

Seán Kyne: ...a low carbon economy. Furthermore, micro generation will be required given the scale of our climate and energy ambition as laid out in the National Development Plan and Project Ireland 2040. While solar power is not supported by REFIT, my Department supports the deployment of Solar PV through the SEAI led Better Energy Communities and pilot Deep Retrofit schemes. Last year, my...

Commercial Rates: Motion (22 Nov 2011)

Seán Kyne: ...of bureaucracy. There is scope for a wide range of reforms and efficiencies within the county councils. County councils can also work to increase the proportion of electricity generated from wind power, and local authorities own many sites suitable for wind turbines, solar collectors or other technologies that can be used to save money or create efficiencies. There is much scope in that...