Renewable Energy

Strategy for ‘clean electricity future’ targets big increase in renewable connections and flexible management of demand

Floating technology allow turbines to be placed 35km-60km offshore in much deeper waters

Cabinet approves legislation for marine protected areas by 2030

Shared renewable energy aims can benefit North and South as can proposed energy interconnector, new research shows

Tech giant aiming to be carbon negative by 2030, with Irish data centres using 100% renewable energy by 2025

ESB’s Jim Dollard explains how green hydrogen can transform Ireland’s ability to power itself ahead of first Hydrogen Ireland Conference – H2Irl 2022

Are people being misinformed about our renewable energy usage?

Wind energy industry welcomes announcement of renewable energy scheme terms

Strong contribution means wind energy has now supplied a third of all electricity this year

Company is aiming to become a world leader in long duration renewable energy storage

Jamie O’Rourke of utilities contractor Mainline on surfing mantras, assessing risk and harnessing the power of nature

MG’s new electric hatchback promises long range and low prices

CRU calculates that wind farms will earn six times more revenue for 12-month period from October than they were predicted to make two years ago

Property Clinic: You will have to weigh up if the cost of taking legal action against the developer is worth it

Berlin has promised heavy industry cash in hand if they can reduce their energy bills

Report shows wind energy has generated 36% of Ireland’s power so far this year

Plant will be Europe’s largest when fully operational in 2025

Longford-based Airsynergy had accumulated losses of more than €23m at the end of 2019

Global energy and technology will open its seventh global office in Sligo Innovation Centre

Plans and 2030 targets ‘inadequate and need to be stepped up’, notes Wind Energy Ireland report

Research Lives: Tiarnan Doherty, Oppenheimer research fellow, University of Cambridge

Europe’s future ‘weather-dependent power system’ can meet its energy and climate goals provided there is a new governance structure

Seen and Heard: Eirgrid plan, Clearco cuts, Klarna users, infrastructure projects risk and debt warehousing scheme

Grid operator highlights progress made on critical infrastructure projects as it plans for 2030 renewable target

Some 80 projects won contracts with a guaranteed price for power

Taoiseach says accelerating scale-up of offshore wind projects would help Ireland address climate change

Company to undertake long-term investments in wind and battery storage projects

Iseq index advances 1.5 per cent to 7,289.09

Seen & Heard: Downing tools, new whiskey mark and a lotto ban in bookies

Euro zone banks brace for impact of further sanctions; Iseq ends session 0.73% higher

Developer says offshore projects will help shield Republic from price rises

Mixture of price caps, tax cuts and cash offsets across different European countries

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: Ronan’s there, ‘I sted at the roulette table too long – stordee of me life’

Exhibition opens to the public on Wednesday as 550 projects qualify for the final stages

Futurenergy aims to build between 15-20 wind farms around the Republic

Firm will use cash to pay for energy projects capable of generating 5,000MW of electricity

185MW site is single largest project on Eirgrid’s latest ECP list of connection offers

Energy giants to invest estimated €15m in port in a move that will create 115 jobs

Rising demand for electricity could see Moneypoint operate beyond closure date

Scheme would see offshore developers bid in auction to determine electricity prices