Solar Ireland 2023
"Solar delivering for Ireland"
Welcome
Dear Colleagues / Friends
CÉAD MÍLE FÁILTE
It is my pleasure to extend an invitation for you to join our enthusiastic international community in Cork on 22nd November 2023. Our formal meeting will be held in the Clayton Hotel, Silver springs, Cork (Clayton Hotel Silver Springs).
Following a year in which the first utility scale solar farm connected to the Irish electricity system and many of the restrictions on residential rooftop solar were removed, the Irish Solar Energy Association is delighted to celebrate its tenth anniversary at a time when the solar industry is scaling up substantially.
With Ireland’s 2030 solar target more than tripling to 8GW, as a result of the Climate Action Plan 2023, the solar industry has to deliver at a rate unparalleled in the history of the Irish renewables sector. As the industry seeks to deploy a capital investment of €5bn-€6.4bn by 2030, there will be much opportunity across the solar value chain.
Solar Ireland 2023 will focus on how we can grasp that opportunity, collaborate for success and move past barriers and inertia.
Conall Bolger
Conference Theme
"Solar delivering for Ireland"
The signal to market is strong in 2023: the future is bright and prosperous for those that have invested time and energy in developing projects in recent years. During this unique conference you will hear from industry experts from home and abroad on how a successful solar industry in Ireland will be transformative to job creation, investment and the country’s climate action agenda. Solar Ireland 2023 will be your roadmap to where the opportunities and challenges are, while hosting a who’s who of the best and brightest minds on all matters solar.
Sub-Themes
Solar Ireland 2023 will consider key topics essential to the rapid scaling of the industry across ground mounted and rooftop solar, including:
Accelerating network connections
De-risking revenues through diverse routes to market
Unlocking the commercial and industrial rooftop space
Scaling residential rooftop
Managing planning risk
Delivering utility scale solar
Navigating uncertainty in the supply chain
Emerging business models across the sector
Conference Mission Statement
To develop and grow the Irish Solar Energy Association annual conference beyond previous years’ levels, producing more delegates and to bring the event to a larger National stage, where existing and new members can network with like-minded individuals to do business within a comfortable, professional environment. To provide the Irish Solar Energy Association and its members with a conference to openly discuss the key opportunities and challenges facing the sector.
Local Organising Committee
Conall Bolger
Marta Ferreira dos Santos
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