Ireland is not exactly known for its long streaks of sunshine. But a little known fact is that Ireland gets about 70% of the sun’s generation that Spain does, making it a great candidate for Solar PV – especially in these modern times! If you look at a solar panel that was installed 40 years […]
Act Now to Reap the Benefits of Both! The government is currently in the process of designing a Microgeneration Support Scheme (MSS) which would essentially allow individuals, farmers, businesses and community groups to sell their excess renewable electricity into the grid. What is the Microgeneration Support Scheme? The scheme would give citizens and communities an […]
The European Commission have agreed to support the production of electricity from renewable resources in Ireland. They have approved a scheme, named the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS), that will provide assistance to the renewable electricity industry. The scheme will be in line with EU State aid rules and will not unduly distort competition. According […]
In 2017, Ireland’s first National Mitigation Plan outlined a crucial pathway to meet decarbonisation targets. The overall target for European Union for 2020, was reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 20%. At the global level, there was a sharp decline in costs of solar photo-voltaic technology, which resulted in a significant interest in the European […]
After months of delay, the Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment (DCCAE) published its consultation on the design of a new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) in Ireland to encourage sufficient levels of renewable energy and meet national and European Union (EU) targets.
Over the past decade, the island has embarked on radical reforms to deliver a power system that can operate with a penetration of 75% of non-synchronous generation (wind, HVDC interconnectors and solar) at any one time. This metric is called SNSP – system non-synchronous penetration level. A key step in achieving 75% is finalising the procurement approach for system (or ancillary) services, with major reforms recently consulted on. The result: a positive outlook for batteries.
Simply put, a solar panel works by allowing photons, or particles of light, to knock electrons free from atoms, generating a flow of electricity. Solar panels actually comprise many, smaller units called photovoltaic cells. (Photovoltaic simply means they convert sunlight into electricity.) Many cells linked together make up a solar panel.
