Energy Sinn Féin: Investment in energy storage ‘no brainer’ in reducing prices Increased investment in energy storage would deliver savings of up to €85 million a year, according to Mary Lou McDonald
Infrastructure Dublin’s water and electricity systems at breaking point, experts warn‘Urgent upgrades’ to water and electricity infrastructure are needed for housing and public transport projects to proceed
Sponsored We need to be brave to deliver on Ireland’s infrastructure: CormicanJoined-up thinking, improving the speed of delivery, and bravery are some of the key qualities needed for Ireland to meet its current and future needs
Companies Top Jobs: Beaumont Hospital, Bauer Media, Trinity CollegeIn a new weekly update for Business Post subscribers every Friday our business editor Lorcan Allen presents the best jobs on offer in Irish industry
Data Centres Data centre operator introduces plan to feed energy back to the grid Digital Realty said its new partnership enables more renewable energy to be fed into the power grid while ensuring it can continue to operate reliably
Data Centres Vantage confirms new €1bn data centre campus for DublinSited on 22 acres, the new 38,000 square metre campus will consist of a 32MW facility, together with a 20MW facility
Companies Former Eirgrid boss Mark Foley to chair state-backed sustainable finance bodyIn a post on LinkedIn, Foley said he has been appointed the new chair of the International Sustainable Finance Centre of Excellence
Energy Mark Foley retires as EirGrid chief with immediate effectSearch for a new leader of the grid operator will commence shortly
Energy Opinion: Ireland’s energy system is fundamentally broken and needs a radical overhaulAn urgent overhaul of how the state incentivises new power plants is needed, writes the chief executive of the Electricity Association of Ireland
Energy ‘Closed for business’: Ireland missing out on billions in AI data centre investmentIndustry insiders have said Ireland is no longer being considered a viable location for major technology investments
Energy Power Down: State cap on data centres puts billions of euro at riskForeign investors warn that Ireland has been dumped on a red list and investment will cease unless the current moratorium is lifted by government
Energy EirGrid confirms routes for three underground electricity cables across DublinThree high-voltage cable circuits will link electricity substations from Finglas to Carrickmines in a move that will ‘futureproof Dublin’s power’
Energy Wind energy accounted for record 35% of Ireland’s electricity mix in 2023Wind Energy Ireland has warned that urgent changes are needed in the planning system to speed up the delivery of renewable energy infrastructure
Energy State’s ban on new data centres is putting 2030 climate target at risk, Engineers Ireland warnThe moratorium on new data centres in greater Dublin is hindering investment in new renewable energy projects and putting Ireland’s climate targets at risk
Energy Risks to Ireland’s electricity supply ‘underestimated’, review of power system findsDermot McCarthy’s long-awaited review of Ireland electricity supply crisis finds solutions could have been put in place earlier
Energy Eirgrid, CRU secure just 15% of additional power supply target in failed power plant auctionNot a single large power plant was successful in the most recent capacity auction process
Energy Eirgrid plays down winter power outage risk despite delays in emergency power plantsNational grid operator plans to implement mandatory demand curtailment protocols on data centres to reduce demand if system stress emerges
Energy Latest renewable energy auction set to deliver lowest ever volume of wind and solar powerEnergy industry experts estimate the volume of projects that have submitted bids for the RESS-3 support scheme could be down by 60 per cent
Energy EirGrid warns of ‘liquidity challenges’ due to rocketing costsCost of temporary emergency power generators could exceed €1 billion
Energy Fianna Fáil TD accuses Eamon Ryan of sitting on power supply crisis report for six monthsBarry Cowen says the state ‘keeps failing the public on security of energy supply, costs and strategy’