EirGrid Partner Profile

EirGrid Partner Profile: EirGrid has joined forces with its French counterpart to run a 575km cable from Cork to Brittany at a cost of €1.6bn

Roadmap described as a strategic outreach that ’can help bring citizens on board for a wider energy conversation and reach the underlying objective of fighting climate change’

Reinforcement of this part of the grid is needed to ensure the security of the network

‘From EirGrid’s point of view we want to highlight the future energy needs of the local area and the region, the need to future proof the grid and what we are doing about it’

Innovation profile: Eirgrid

Ireland is leading the world with 75% of Eirgrid’s electricity coming from renewable sources

New award recognises young people’s efforts to innovate around climate action

Power transmission operator anticipating strong demand from large energy users

Plan envisages 40 grid infrastructure projects, worth more than €1bn investment

G-PST is a global initiative to address the challenges of integrating renewable energy

Significant milestones reached on two of EirGrid’s key infrastructure projects

EirGrid opts for hybrid model of work

Eirgrid will be the owner and operator of the transmission system for wind energy

The path ahead involves working hand in hand with many representative bodies