Energy Energy security review recommends non-commercial gas facilities Long-awaited report sought to identify and examine potential shocks to the physical security of supply in Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems
Energy State-owned storage and non-commercial LNG terminal among energy security options Long-awaited review to be published next week amid concerns for gas security across Europe
Infrastructure Engineering body in favour of pursuing Shannon LNG terminalNew report from Irish Academy of Engineering says major infrastructural developments, including roads and a 5G network, are necessary to ensure balanced regional development
Energy Regulator offers to incentivise LNG terminals to boost ‘security of supply’The Commission for the Regulation of Utilities has said it would allow a cut in the charges for any LNG facilities adding gas onto the national network
Energy Taoiseach told by US billionaire that Shannon LNG venture is ‘shovel-ready’Wesley Edens, the co-founder of New Fortress Energy, wrote to Micheál Martin last March to make a fresh pitch for the Shannon LNG terminal to go ahead
Editorial: We must take our heads out the sand when it comes to our energy securityThe Green Party has to accept that as we transition to renewable energy, gas will be a necessary part of our national energy security framework for many years to come
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
State-owned, non-commercial LNG terminal is mooted as part of energy security reviewCreation of gas storage capacity and conserving some Corrib gas for emergencies are also raised as possible strategies by review team
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
John Walsh: Why battery technology could be a game-changer for Ireland’s energy needsThe invasion of Ukraine by Russia underlines the volatility of the international energy market, and how we urgently need to act to solve our energy security problems
Shannon LNG terminal can go ahead if planning is granted, Varadkar saysGovernment will not block controversial fracked gas project, despite it being contrary to policy, according to Tánaiste
State’s anti-LNG terminal stance risks future energy security, engineers warnSecure gas supplies needed as Corrib gas field is set to expire in a few years, say energy experts
US firm to reapply for planning for Shannon LNG terminalNew Fortress Energy says terminal would address impending energy shortage, but government says it is incompatible with climate goals
Shannon LNG in new planning application for €650m gas terminalThe move comes after a decision by An Bord Pleanála to designate the US company’s Co Kerry project as a strategic infrastructure development
Natural gas plan ‘inappropriate’ until reviewPlans for construction of US company’s controversial import base and power plant in Co Kerry have been halted pending an energy review
