Results 1-6 of 6 for solar power speaker:James Lawless

Microbeads (Prohibition) Bill 2019: Second Stage (20 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: ...is an obvious, much-need, common-sense measure that was first introduced by the Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government over ten years ago. Inexplicably, it was cast aside by the Fine Gael-Labour Government when it came to power. Microgeneration requires the installation of a solar panel on a roof. This panel is then plugged into the grid and if more energy than is required is produced,...

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: .... We see this in such countries as Portugal, Spain and Germany, some of which have achieved negative pricing when they have got a particularly good spell on renewable energy, particularly wind and solar. We should be in a position to do likewise but we are nowhere near. We have seen this happen and become the norm in other countries that run entirely on renewable energy for continuous...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid Development Strategy 2017 and Proposed Celtic Interconnector: EirGrid (9 May 2017)

James Lawless: ...the operational risks of such a project? What energy security risks are posed? We have a nod to energy mix in the chart with regard to renewable energy evolution and aspirations. With regard to solar, onshore wind, offshore wind, tidal and biomass we are quite poor with regard to renewable component in our energy mix vis-à-visother European states. This is something we all hope to...

Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (14 Jul 2016)

James Lawless: I am interested in the citizens' dividend the Minister mentioned. I have an interest in the area of microgeneration where citizens erect their own solar photo voltaic generators to power their own homes and business, which is what I think the Minister was referring to. There is also a concept of offset whereby they can contribute back to the grid where they produce excess energy. This has...

Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Jun 2016)

James Lawless: ...whether a spinning reserve is required. Is there a need to depend on a fossil fuel, a non-renewable form of energy, to keep turbines in action at times when the wind speed is not sufficient to power them. The provision of turbines has been extremely divisive within communities. That is a fact we can all acknowledge. Public consultation has been lacking in many cases where wind...

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

James Lawless: ...moving in the right direction. There is a disproportionate focus on some forms of renewable energy, particularly wind. There are multiple different renewable energy formats, including wind, biomass, solar, tidal, offshore wind, etc. In this country to date, we appear to have focused almost exclusively in the renewable energy sector on wind, particularly "big wind". This refers...