Homeowners’ sunny disposition towards solar
ESB Networks figures show that more than 100,000 homes are now selling green power back into the grid
Renewable Energy
Improved support needed for householders to ease switch from fossil fuels, says climate council
Call comes regarding heating homes as independent body welcomes 6% fall in carbon emissions by building sector
Residential energy retrofits: Disruption a big factor in homeowners’ decisions – ESRI
‘Disruption and mess associated with home retrofit works cannot be avoided and, in some projects, can substantially impact on family life’
Ireland is one of Europe’s climate laggards despite progress
Do not be fooled by a cool June in Ireland - our planet is on track for its hottest year and cutting emissions is vital
Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 reach lowest level in three decades
State still ‘well off track’ for 2030 targets despite reductions in almost all sectors
Electricity storage policy and ‘private wires’ regime to speed up renewables delivery
Storage systems can bank excess energy from renewables that can be utilised on the grid instead of fossil fuel
Corre Energy to deliver one of Europe’s largest battery storage facilities
Dublin-listed renewable energy storage developer has signed a deal with Dutch market leader SemperPower
Decarbonisation of electricity by 2040 is on course, says ESB boss Paddy Hayes
It is easy to discern a reflective personality and a strong engineer mindset in the man leading the ESB
Solving the energy equation
Delays in getting planning permission for wind farms has meant 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets are in jeopardy
Urgent reform of motor tax needed to ensure emissions targets are met, says advisory body
Transport sector set to exceed emissions targets, including legally-binding sectoral ceilings in 2025 carbon budget.
76 Irish wind farms may be forced to shut down unless urgent changes made to planning system
Government must move to ensure ‘repowering’ to more efficient wind farms is made a lot easier
Ireland should consider small nuclear reactors to achieve zero-carbon energy by 2050, engineers’ think tank urges
Small modular nuclear reactors may prove to be viable, cost-effective and necessary if economy is to decarbonise, Irish Academy of Engineering report finds
SSE Renewables seeks planning for wind farm to supply electricity by 2029
Energy business to seek planning permission this week for development off Wicklow coast
Expansion of climate actions urgently needed with world warming ‘quicker than anticipated’, says Eamon Ryan
Minister for Climate says Ireland has to be ‘really strong’ to avoid ‘horrific eventuality’ of climate tipping points
Ireland set to miss national and EU emissions reduction targets by long way
Environmental Protection Agency predicts emission limits will continue to be exceeded at a time when sustained reductions are needed
Two thirds of Irish households would benefit from low-cost district heating, study finds
IrDEA reports call for €1 billion State investment to kick-start the sector before 2030
Helping offshore energy developers factor the impact on nature into their planning process
Restore Innovation, a new database tool developed by Irish marine scientist, provides developers with bespoke nature-inclusive solutions
Solar and wind power microgenerators to reap greater rewards for feeding grid
A new regime of fixed tariffs, announced on Wednesday, will make it more worthwhile for individuals, companies and community projects to sell on excess power
Oriel to seek planning permission for wind farm off Louth coast to generate enough electricity to power 300,000 homes
The application will go directly to An Bord Pleanála on Friday
Diageo to spend €100 million to decarbonise St James’s Gate brewery by 2030
Taoiseach Simon Harris acknowledges company’s role in leading industry through green transition
Solar farms in space could help solve global energy crisis following tech breakthrough, Irish scientists predict
QUB team successfully deploy technology on satellites that can constantly turn to face the sun and send power back to Earth in form of microwave energy
Ireland, Belgium and UK agree to closer co-operation on renewables
Countries aim to boost interconnection of supplies and make the North Sea ‘the largest sustainable power plant in Europe’
Renewable energy ‘insufficient’ to meet data centre demands with need to ‘ration’ connections to them, Minister told
Data centres use vast quantities of electricity and there have been calls for a moratorium on such facilities
Planning changes must be finalised to ‘accelerate renewables as delays and appeals hinder progress,’ climate change body warns
Time to grasp opportunity in the electricity sector, says Climate Change Advisory Council chairwoman Marie Donnelly
‘Every country in Europe right now with a coastline and deep water is going after floating offshore wind.’ Except Ireland
Shannon Estuary Taskforce chairman says State making a strategic error by not backing floating wind
Energy prices fall 30% as wind generates almost one-third of electricity
Close to 10% of wind power lost to power system as grid is not strong enough to accommodate it
New south coast wind farms to be concentrated initially off Waterford and Wexford
State’s first so-called DMAP will guide next offshore auction for developers later this year as 900MW wind farm targetted for development by 2030
Four south coast sites expected for offshore wind development
Micheál Martin says planning system is now adequately resourced to cater for projects, Wind Energy Ireland conference hears
Coalition approves framework for €100bn investment in offshore wind energy post-2030
State’s ‘biggest industrial opportunity for decades’ provides certainty for investors, says Eamon Ryan
Three solar farms set to power 10,000 Irish homes a year
Dublin-based developer BNRG and asset manager Impax Asset Management have reached financial close on the deal
How to access a low cost loan to retrofit your home
Details of the State’s low cost loan scheme for energy upgrades have finally been unveiled: so who qualifies and how can you apply?
Clare wind farm proposal faces widespread opposition
State’s air traffic control agency among those objecting
‘It has had a big impact on everybody around here’: Concern over scale of wind farm planned off Connemara
The €1.5 billion development is the first to be built off the western seaboard and is expected to power 350,000 homes
Corre hires Rothschild to advise on investment interest in energy storage developer
Renewable energy storage developer’s shares have lost almost 75% of their value over the past 12 months
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