News
- Women in Solar
To mark our first Irish Women in Solar feature since becoming Solar Ireland, we are delighted to spotlight Fei Wang, Co-Founder of Green Collective—a data and research service at the heart of Ireland’s clean energy conversation.
- Policy
How can we scale rooftop solar while protecting Ireland’s built heritage? Dr. Maria Hallinan explores the path forward.
- Association
Over the past decade, solar energy in Ireland has moved from the margins to the mainstream.
As the sector has grown, so too has our role. That’s why we’ve rebranded.
As the sector has grown, so too has our role. That’s why we’ve rebranded.
- Events
- Women in Solar
WISE(IR) turns 1! A powerful evening on building better community partnerships in solar. Here’s to the next chapter.
- Women in Solar
In this month’s Irish Women in Solar, we feature Olivia Abell, CLO at Power Capital and Solar Ireland's board on advocating for inclusion in energy.
- Policy
By Drs. Eva Barrett and Maria Hallinan
The Commission for the Regulation of Utilities’ (CRU) second, catchily-named Hybrids Consultation is closing today (14 April). A successful outcome will allow onshore technologies (i.e. generation technologies and/or storage) to co-locate behind a single connection point. In this policy blog, we set out what you need to know about Hybrids and answer two key questions. First, why should everyone want to support Hybrids and get the best of both worlds? Second, what do you need to know about this consultation and what comes next?
The Commission for the Regulation of Utilities’ (CRU) second, catchily-named Hybrids Consultation is closing today (14 April). A successful outcome will allow onshore technologies (i.e. generation technologies and/or storage) to co-locate behind a single connection point. In this policy blog, we set out what you need to know about Hybrids and answer two key questions. First, why should everyone want to support Hybrids and get the best of both worlds? Second, what do you need to know about this consultation and what comes next?
New planning guidelines for the delivery of solar farms in Ireland have been published today by the Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA). The best practice guidance, which has been drafted following extensive consultation with industry and planning officials, aims to bring greater clarity and certainty to planning around this form of essential energy infrastructure.
The Irish Solar Energy Industry Association (ISEA) has announced the appointment of Declan Cullinane as its new Chair. Mr. Cullinane, who is the Country Manager for BayWa r.e. in Ireland, will lead the association, working on ISEA’s main target to cover at least 20% of Ireland's electricity demand by 2030 with solar power.
- Agri
- Media
ISEA CEO Conall Bolger spoke to Niall Hurson of the Irish Independent on the opportunities that solar farms present to farmers in Ireland.
The Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA) has said that while Budget 2024 contains some welcome measures the commitments to address climate change lack urgency and fail to deliver meaningful action.
Two renewable energy industry associations, Wind Energy Ireland and the Irish Solar Energy Association, have joined with leading environmental NGOs for a pre-budget statement calling for a step-change in Government investment in environmental capacity at both state and civil society level to address the biodiversity and climate crises.
Despite overall positive outcomes emerging from today’s Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS) auction, the solar industry has said it is a disappointing day for climate action in Ireland. The Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA) believes that this RESS 3 auction was overly rigid and that avoidable systemic failures limited its potential for success.