Planners approve Energia data centre
Project is in line with Government’s Climate Action Plan, An Bord Pleanála rules after objections from An Taisce and environmentalists
Renewables
Smart devices can stop €2.1bn wind energy waste and help give homes hot water, says social enterprise
EnergyCloud urges Government to ensure scale-up of solution with ‘broader pilot’ for 10,000 households
Radical overhaul of retrofit grants under consideration
Case for improved incentives based on big shortfall in delivering retrofits, district heating and heat pumps
Renewable energy cabinets house emergency safety and medical equipment in remote locations
New Innovator: EPC can be tailored to specific environments and has already saved lives
State investor appoints receivers to Green Generation
Biofuel producer’s backers blame fraud and policy for challenges
State-led offshore LNG facility will only be used following supply disruptions, says Minister
Opposition accuses Government of failing to consider independent analysis of zero-carbon energy backup options
Value of Ireland’s green economy rose 21% in 2022, new report shows
Increase mainly driven by the energy sector, CSO data indicates, while a rebound in construction also helped
BP to slash renewables spending in pivot back to oil and gas
Shift follows pressure from activist hedge fund Elliott Management
€2bn Dublin Bay wind farm to submit planning application
Construction work on Dublin Array scheme with 310 metre blades could begin in 2027
Irish storage supplier Suretank to create 80 jobs by year-end
Company, which diversified from oil and gas, expects expanded headcount to help drive revenues up from €50m to €75m
Taoiseach accused of drinking too much ‘big tech Kool-Aid’
To shut door on data centres would send signal Ireland does not want to be part of ‘most profound economic revolution’, Micheál Martin says
China could show US the way on clean energy tech
Solar PV, wind and nuclear power look set to meet surging demand for energy
Power demand set to accelerate in a ‘new era of electricity’
Annual consumption predicted to rise 4% a year by 2027
Ireland’s climate and energy security must not be sacrificed to appease Trump with LNG deal - Friends of the Earth
‘Government must not lock Ireland into long-term gas addiction in short-term effort to distract US president’
Renewable energy can sustain Ireland’s economic growth
‘It is time for urgent action to enable the world to decarbonise and SSE wants to help Ireland meet its onshore and offshore wind targets’
Delay on offshore wind farm construction ‘disappointing’, says Energia
Energia Renewables boss warns of five-year delay in building Tonn Nua development off Waterford coast
Tough choices must be made on the climate crisis
State is projected to miss emissions targets by 2030, risking €20bn fine despite solid progress on renewables and reducing carbon
Floating offshore wind is ready to deliver for Ireland
Decisions taken now will shape our prosperity for decades. There is no room for further procrastination
Europe’s clean energy agenda under threat from lack of finance, MEP warns
An Bord Pleanála approved less than half renewable energy capacity needed to reach Government’s 2030 target, WEI planning report finds
Solar panel firm Ohk makes fourth purchase after Melior deal
Ohk deals completed since 2023 Melior investment reach over €30m in value
Wind and solar farms have saved Irish electricity consumers €840 million since 2000 - report
‘Reaching renewable electricity targets in 2030 could cut consumer bills by an additional €610 million’
Young scientist exhibition: Students deploy innovative skills at frontier of renewable energy
Solar and wind power feature creatively in a number of projects at the annual competition
Waterford-based Suir Engineering acquires Scottish rival
Deal will help boost revenue while strengthening Irish group’s presence in Britain
Ireland’s future weather will be even warmer and wetter than predicted, scientists warn
Supercomputer helps deliver more accurate indication of what the future holds for Ireland’s climate with new indications on regional impacts
Will 2025 deliver breakthrough on planning so Ireland can tap its wind energy ‘gold mine’?
Wind energy lobby says new government needs to implement the Planning and Development Act and put in place policies to support the development of the sector both onshore and at sea
‘County colours’ platform compares wind energy contributions across Republic
Kerry led wind energy generation in 2023, generating 1,664 GWh of energy, followed by Cork, Tipperary and Galway
Eamon Ryan hails Ireland’s role as ‘world leader’ on data centres
‘Data centres no longer need to be concentrated around Dublin’ but should be closer to sources of renewable energy, especially offshore wind
A year of devastating climate firsts, a dispiriting outcome to Cop29 and elections where climate was off the radar
Ireland heard plenty of ‘eco rhetoric’ in 2024 but there was a clear sense that political leaders have not grasped the reality of the climate emergency
EirGrid on track to operate power system with up to 95% renewable energy
Significant progress has been made in reaching the company’s 2030 goal
New government should ensure proposed LNG plant in Shannon estuary does not proceed, Friends of the Earth says
‘It would be highly reckless on climate and economic grounds for the project to be approved in light of latest information’
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Data centre boom under AI growth in Ireland threatening climate targets, report warns
Friends of the Earth calls for ‘moratorium on new data centres and expansion of existing ones until robust legislative framework is in place’
Time for Europe and Ireland to get their own houses in order
Ireland has the financial resources and skills necessary to unlock our economic potential, arguably for the first time in the State’s history
Actor Edward Norton on environmental activism: ‘If you find it inconvenient, I think that’s precisely the f**king point’
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