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Budget 2024 state’s last chance at meeting 2030 climate targets, wind industry warns

Group is calling on government to sufficiently resource planning system to accelerate renewable energy projects

Wholesale energy prices drop again in May – but no sign of relief for households

Average wholesale price of energy was down 16% compared to April, but hedging by energy companies means these figures have little relationship to consumers’ bills

Change of direction on offshore wind farms raises investors’ fears

Energy industry experts warn that the government’s sudden policy shift will make it much harder for Ireland to meet its 2030 targets

Ireland likely to miss 2030 renewable energy targets due to offshore wind policy U-turn

Mid-process move to centralised plan-led system leading to uncertainty among international wind energy investors

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Editorial: Potential of offshore wind energy is too significant to be squandered

An appropriate policy environment is vital if we are to reap the economic benefits of this unparalleled opportunity

Government U-turn ‘puts 80 per cent of offshore wind projects at risk’

Centralised scheme will restrict developers to two sites for offshore projects, with industry sources saying 50 projects comprising 80,000 MW of offshore wind capacity are at risk

Majority of those in rural Ireland in favour of wind farms in their area

A new survey for Wind Energy Ireland found very few residents were opposed to the renewable energy

Wind farms in Ireland produced record 41% of electricity in January

Industry warns over delays in planning system slowing delivery of new wind projects in Ireland

Up to €2bn investment in Irish ports needed to facilitate offshore wind

A new ‘National Ports study’ has found that there is currently only one port on the island of Ireland with the capacity and infrastructure to accommodate the staging and marshalling of offshore wind projects

New rules will allow wind farms to change turbine sizes

Amendment to law will give industry more flexibility to use new technologies on projects without reapplying for planning

Renewable energy prices rise by more than 30% after latest state support auction

A total of 1,948 megawatts were successful at this year’s RESS auction, which cleared at an average price of almost €100 per megawatt hour.

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

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

Wind industry calls on government to set out ‘robust’ targets for hydrogen usage

Wind Energy Ireland said hydrogen can be used as a renewable fuel source in difficult to decarbonise areas of the economy such as industry and heavy transport

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

8% of wind energy lost due to lack of capacity on national grid

Figure could have been higher in some parts of the country, according to industry group

Offshore wind projects delayed due to ‘lack of framework’

Industry leaders say delays in establishing regulatory and planning rules for the sector mean that the state will miss its target to produce 5GW by 2030