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
The Swedish flat-pack furniture giant plans to cover every inch of rooftop space at one of its 10 Australian megastores, including purpose-built car parks, with solar panels. Together with big-battery storage and other technology, the operation will not only be energy self-sufficient, but will also be able to feed excess power back to the grid. … Read more
The UK government should commit to a target of 40GW of solar capacity by 2030, according to the Solar Trade Association (STA). STA made the call in a letter to the Secretary of State of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma, which coincides with the publication of a new policy paper outlining how the … Read more
Ireland must follow the UK in committing to achieving “net-zero” carbon emissions by 2050, according to Green Party leader Eamon Ryan. British prime minister Theresa May announced on Wednesday it is to enshrine in law a commitment to reach net zero emissions, making Britain the first major economy to do so. That means emissions from … Read more