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Government ‘deluded’ about 80% renewable energy by 2030

John Reilly, head of power generation at Bord na Móna, says there are too many bottlenecks in the system for the state’s targets to be met

Improved energy storage could cut 1 million tonnes of carbon emissions a year, report says

Industry critical of slow pace of change towards energy storage

Corre Energy raises almost €11m from investors

The Dublin-listed energy storage and renewables company had been seeking to raise up to €15m to accelerate its pipeline of projects under development

‘Green energy transition being hindered by lack of investment’

Spending deficit on renewable, clean energy sources risks future price spikes, according to the International Energy Agency chief economist

Data centres get green light to connect with solar and wind farms

The centres’ electricity usage increased by 32 per cent last year, and now accounts for 14 per cent of total national electricity consumption

McDonald warns of ‘damaging cliff edges in response to climate change

The Sinn Féin leader set out her party’s stall on energy issues at the Business Post National Energy Summit

Planning system overhaul will see High Court judges asked to vet judicial reviews more strictly

Peter Burke, Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, said the government had initiated a two-pronged process to overhaul Ireland’s planning system

First large-scale solar farm connected to national grid

Two additional solar farms to be connected this year by Neoen

Prices of renewable energy at state auction ‘won’t be pretty’, say experts

Senior figures in the energy sector have warned of a 15 per cent increase in the cost of renewables at the state’s upcoming Renewable Electricity Support Scheme auction

H&W boss: Ireland must close critical gap in gas storage

John Wood, chief executive of Harland & Wolff, says Ireland and Britain have less than a tenth of the storage capacity of other European countries

Renewable energy industry has ‘no confidence’ in government to deliver on targets

A letter sent by an industry body to Darragh O’Brien, the Minister for Housing, has outlined how renewable energy projects are waiting well over a year for planning decisions to be made

Editorial: Government’s lofty energy plans must be matched by an attention to detail

Unless the government solves the staffing and resourcing issues in key state agencies as a matter of urgency, its climate change strategies are little more than empty words

Hot air: Why the state’s energy targets are already under threat

There are increasing doubts that the government can meet its 2030 renewable energy targets, with many of the proposed solutions very unlikely to be viable in time to make any real short-term impact

Call for offshore wind applications under new maritime framework

Eamon Ryan launched the offshore permitting procedure in Dún Laoghaire this morning

Editorial: Time for the government to wake up and act on need for energy security

The invasion of Ukraine will have profound implications for both energy and food security in Europe and governments need urgently to address these issues

Shift to renewables will bring fresh challenges, ESB boss says

Paddy 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

Paul Deane: Energy crisis mustn’t leave Ireland out in the cold

As gas and electricity prices continue to rise sharply, the only solution is to move faster towards renewables

Almost 25GW of offshore wind successful in Scottish renewables auction

The ESB was unsuccessful in its application to win development rights following a bid to secure licences to build 2GW of floating offshore wind

Half of state-backed renewable projects are behind schedule

A total of 82 projects were successful in the RESS 1 auction process held in 2020, which are supposed to add 1,275 megawatts of renewable energy to the national power grid

Amount of renewable energy declared by providers substantially higher than official figures

The 15 per cent gap between EirGrid’s figures and the amount declared by electricity suppliers, is due to the European Guarantees of Origin scheme