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Planning and Development Guidance Recommendations for Utility Scale Solar PV Schemes in Ireland 

Next week Huawei FusionSolar will host their first Irish Event. Huawei Ireland would be delighted to invite you all to attend and we hope you can take something useful from this event The event will begin with a “Virtual Sites Visit” to key projects North & South of Ireland in 4k footage this promises to … Read more

Restrictions on the number of rooftop solar panels on houses and other properties are to be lifted to boost the amount of solar energy generated in communities. New rules will also allow more schools and community buildings to install solar for their own energy needs. The main outstanding issue is potential glint or glare from … Read more

ISEA welcomes the provisional results published yesterday for successful solar PV, community and wind projects in the new Irish Government Renewable Electricity Subsidy Scheme (RESS). This is the first of five RESS auctions to help Ireland meet and deliver its 70% renewable electricity target by 2030, with 63 solar projects totalling over 1,000MWdc (767.3 GWhrs … Read more

RESS 1 is the first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme by the Government of Ireland and is a pivotal component of the Government’s Climate Action Plan. RESS 1 uses a competitive auction process to determine which generators receive support. For projects that are successful in the RESS 1 Auction, this support typically applies for approximately 15 … Read more

Please find link to RESS-1 survey from ISEA to gain applicants insight and views on the process, including indexation on bid pricing.   https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BFNPR57   Feedback may help inform policy for RESS-2.

The inclusion of a €10 million allocation to support on-farm renewable energy investments in the July Stimulus Package has been welcomed by the Micro-Renewable Energy Federation (MREF). Commenting last night, Thursday, July 23, on the government’s publication of the July Stimulus Package, MREF chairman Pat Smith said that the specific allocation of €10 million towards … Read more

Solar developers in Ireland are expected to start building their first projects in mid-2021 after a long wait for the country’s first renewables auction. Around 1.2GW of PV capacity is eligible to take part in this month’s technology-neutral RESS auction, as well as a separate pot that will ring fence 10% of the expected up … Read more

Thanks to an abundance of vegetable plots and fruit orchards, Kent is known as the “Garden of England.” A producer of berries and stone fruit in the southeastern county is attempting to further boost its green credentials with the installation of a 993 kilowatt solar array on the roof of its headquarters. Berry Gardens, a … Read more

Solar Ireland 2020 – Rescheduled to 6th October – Croke Park, Dublin In light of the recent COVID-19 epidemic, the Irish Solar Energy Association had made the decision to reschedule the event to the 6th October. This is an extremely important year for the solar sector in Ireland as we should soon hear from Government … Read more