Energy Change of direction on offshore wind farms raises investors’ fearsEnergy industry experts warn that the government’s sudden policy shift will make it much harder for Ireland to meet its 2030 targets
Energy Ireland likely to miss 2030 renewable energy targets due to offshore wind policy U-turnMid-process move to centralised plan-led system leading to uncertainty among international wind energy investors
Business Post's View Editorial: Potential of offshore wind energy is too significant to be squanderedAn appropriate policy environment is vital if we are to reap the economic benefits of this unparalleled opportunity
Investing Concern turns to fear for investors over delays in Solar 21’s €250m repaymentNearly 18 months after they were due to be repaid, Irish investors have not recouped their money – and financial experts have raised worries over substantial inter-company borrowing and lending
Sustainability Biodiversity ‘is of key interest to investors in energy firms’Energy companies are coming under increasing pressure to disclose their interactions with nature, according to Madeline Hodge of Denmark’s largest renewable energy provider
Energy John Gibbons: Is it any wonder graduates are turning their backs on the fossil fuel industry?In the US, the number of business school graduates choosing careers in oil or gas has fallen by over 40 per cent in the last 15 years and the pipeline of new talent is rapidly drying up
Energy London firm Cycle0 plans network of Irish biomethane plants in major investmentThe company is backed by the $1.1 billion private equity fund and has big plans for the market here
Energy BP's Irish CEO backs away from fossil fuel reductions after €26bn profitsThe company made record profits after the cost of energy soared during 2022
Companies Isif backs US venture capital firm to boost clean tech with €18mState’s sovereign wealth fund says cash is part of its targeted investment in climate action projects
Energy Bord Gáis commences work on two gas power plants as part of a €250m investmentThe privately-owned energy company is set to build two gas-fired power plants in Dublin and Roscommon, which will add 200MW in power generation capacity to the national grid
Energy Irish solar firm Power Capital lands €240m funding through European Investment Bank dealEamon Ryan, the Minister for the Environment and Climate, said the deal was a “vote of confidence for Irish renewables”
Company Watch Greencoat takes 22.5 per cent stake in Butendiek windfarmThe estimated €185 million deal, which will see Germany become the energy company’s second largest market, is expected to close in first quarter of year
Energy Highfield Energy to sell off two solar farms in multimillion-euro dealRenewable energy firm plans to reinvest funds into pipeline of new projects
Energy AIB invests €8.5m in solar energy firm BNRG to fund new projectsAIB would have the option of converting the loan to equity if the Irish company goes to the market to raise funding
Energy New geothermal energy group set up ahead of regulatory framework for Ireland New bill, which will effectively create and regulate a brand new energy sector in Ireland, is expected to be ready by the end of next year
Climate & Environment New wind farm plan to transform Shannon estuary and create 50,000 jobsIt is expected that offshore wind farms in the region could meet Ireland’s entire electricity demand
Energy Bord na Móna chief: offshore wind projects ‘a natural evolution’ for semi-stateTwo projects off east and south-east coast will cost €6 billion in joint venture with Spanish developer Ocean Winds
Energy Bord na Móna unveils plans for two multibillion-euro offshore wind projects Move into offshore wind marks a new departure for the semi-state company, which traces its history back to harvesting peat from the bogs of Ireland to fuel a number of peat-fired power stations in the midlands
Energy State fund to kickstart €1bn biomethane sectorISIF to pump €200 million into farm-based alternative to fossil gas, which supplies more than a fifth of renewable energy in other EU states
Energy Cork energy company E-volv to expand into Britain in 2023Cork-based firm announced plans to create 50 jobs in Ireland over the next two years
