Energy ESB to recruit 1,000 people to accelerate Net Zero strategyThe recruitment drive is aimed at delivering infrastructure, services and associated customer-focused solutions required to achieve net zero emissions
State owes €5 million in fines over defunct Galway wind farmDerrybrien facility has been taken offline by ESB after failed planning process
Stimulating a lifetime interest in Stem with the ESB Science Blast ESB Science Blast, a primary school science education programme run by the RDS, saw participation skyrocket in this its fourth year
NBI shelves plan to deliver Broadband Plan in five years Company reverts to original seven-year deadline as politicians criticise delays, but executives predict rollout will ultimately be successful
Power cable upgrade could lead to traffic disruption ‘on a par with the Luas works’Eirgrid tells meeting that Dublin must replace high-voltage 220kv underground cables that supply electricity to city
ESB shuts Galway wind farm after retrospective planning permission denied Derrybrien facility has been operating since 2006
ESB takes Galway wind farm offline after planning is deniedA peat landslide was triggered by the building of the 60-megawatt project, resulting in ongoing €17 million EU fines for environmental damage
Lucinda Creighton: Perfection cannot be the enemy of the good when it comes to securing our energy suppliesIn this time of uncertainty and war, objections to a proposed liquified natural gas terminal in Co Kerry are unsustainable
ESB operating profits rise 10% as dividend to state hits €126mThe semi-state energy company recorded sales of close to €5.3 billion last year
Shift to renewables will bring fresh challenges, ESB boss saysPaddy Hayes, the newly appointed chief executive of the semi-state energy company, has said major investments in new technology will be needed over the coming decades
Barry Cowen: Sell the ESB and invest in our future energy Ireland can be a renewable energy exporter and the backbone of a new green Europe
ESB’s new gas power contracts triple in valueWhistleblower has accused semi-state of abusing market position and ‘lowballing’ offers in earlier auctions
ESB denies allegations of malpractice Semi-state responded to allegations by Barry Cowen over low-balling auctions for new generators, and receiving a down payment for an emergency power contract it had not been awarded yet
ESB applied for licences just before shelving plans for gas plantsSemi-state denies market abuse after suspicions sparked by low price paid for contracts in 2019 auction
ESB cancels three more contracts to build gas power plants in DublinThe plants would have had a combined power generation capacity of close to 200MW and were meant to be in place by the end of this year
Government must tackle €250 million ESB ‘price gouging’ says FF’s CowenEnergy industry insiders claim the semi-state body has deliberately driven up wholesale prices, resulting in steeper tariffs for customers
Excavation work on Poolbeg towers has begunThe ESB has ‘conducted a number of trial excavations to examine the chimney foundations and surrounding soils’ in recent weeks
Ireland lagging ‘way behind’ on offshore wind projectsThe departure of Norwegian giant Equinor from the Irish market is another signal that renewable energy companies are becoming frustrated by the planning process in this country
Kerry farmers get smart on sustainabilityESB Networks is helping locals use tech to transform energy use, while the farming community welcomes schemes for rewilding and biodiversity
Ireland ‘wasting a lot of energy’ due to lack of wind storage batteriesThe country only has capacity to store enough electricity to power 70,000 homes at peak demand for an hour, and the electricity can be held for just 30 minutes