News

29 Apr 2025

Press Release: ISEA Announces Leadership Transition

ISEA Leadership Update: Ronan Power Appointed Interim CEO

8 Mar 2024

Irish Solar Energy Association appoints Declan Cullinane as new Chair

21 Feb 2024

The great solar farm debate

Solar power planning guidelines aim to speed up Irish renewables

10 Oct 2023

Irish Solar Energy Association reacts to Budget 2023

Climate measures do not go far enough

2 Oct 2023

Renewables industry and environmental NGOs join forces to call for urgent Government investment in environmental capacity

A pre-budget statement from environmental NGOs and renewable energy associations

26 Sept 2023

Renewable auction: Success limited by policy failures

Irish Solar Energy Association calls for lessons to be learned

25 Sept 2023

Budget 2024 should empower farmers to take climate action

Solar industry calls for extension to agricultural reliefs for land with solar panels

7 Aug 2023

Planning squeeze hinders solar power projects

Some projects have been waiting more than a year for approval, undermining their advantage of speedy development, industry group says

4 Jul 2023

Solar grants for businesses welcomed by industry

4 Jul 2023

ISEA respond to EirGrid strategy

Action required to deliver on renewed blueprint

21 Jun 2023

Ireland's Solar Revolution

Scaling new heights in clean energy and redefining our dependency on fossil fuels

5 Apr 2023

Elimination of VAT on domestic solar installations from 1 May welcomed

2 Apr 2023

Solar Industry welcomes elimination of VAT on domestic solar installations

10 Mar 2023

Statement in response to land 'loss' claims

13 Mar 2023

Agriculture and Solar

ISEA welcomes publication of Oireachtas report

1 Mar 2023

The role of solar in farmers 'future-proofing' their enterprises

Future Farm: Every farmer to generate their own power for their dwelling and holding

27 Feb 2023

Solar companies seek priority for permits and longer leases for operation

19 Jan 2023

State neglecting ‘private wires’ to ease energy demand from data centres, solar body claims

Data centres could be empowered to source their energy demands more easily, says Irish Solar Energy Association

21 Dec 2022

ISEA welcomes commitments laid out in 2023 Climate Action Plan

Ireland embraces solar on shortest day of the year

27 Nov 2022

ISEA welcomes Minister Eamon Ryan's accelerated solar targets

Minister committed to 5GW solar by 2025

22 Nov 2022

Solar Industry responds to Windfall Tax proposal

Government must take a 360 approach to address consumer prices

7 Nov 2022

Irish consumers paying more for renewable electricity than necessary, lobby group claims

Irish Solar Energy Association says auction prices for renewable projects are rising without needing to

26 Oct 2022

Buzz in the solar farm sector as industry targets 25,000ac

There's was a notable buzz at this year's Solar Ireland 22 conference, writes Stephen Robb

28 Sept 2022

Budget brings short-term relief 'but not the energy revolution we need,' says environmental NGO

Budget fails to address root causes of high energy costs, says Irish Solar Energy Association

22 Aug 2022

Government should use EU directive to reduce solar equipment VAT, says sector body

Irish Solar Energy Association says State needs to take ‘sensible steps’ to boost sector