Major investment in ports for offshore electricity industry urged

Sector needs up to €100m, probably on east coast, to create 3,000-plus jobs, IWEA claims

Is a 7% annual emissions cut possible? Yes, say NGOs

Follow the science say activists – 7% cut is doable environmentally and politically

Wind supplied third of electricity needs in 2019, says IWEA

Lobby group says 24 new wind farms connected to grid last year

Public could face extra charge for electricity under green subsidy scheme

New plan means if electricity prices fall below a guaranteed figure the public will cover the difference through a levy

The cost of saving the planet is rising – and has been for some time

Electricity customers here will have to pay more in future to support the development of wind farms and other renewables

‘We are an archetype of the modern European utility’

CEO Ian Thom on how Energia Group is poised to invest €3bn over next half decade

Friends of the Earth: Climate breakdown plan is 'biggest innovation' in 20 years

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland says fundamental to the success of the plan is the level of commitment of all parts of society

Wind energy accounted for 37% of State energy in first quarter

Total capacity in Republic enough to power about 2.2m homes annually

Kerry wind farm expansion generates opposition

Dozens of turbines under construction in county that already has more than 300

Left-wing parties accused of opposing moves to tackle climate change

Measure opposed by Sinn Féin and Solidarity would benefit poor, Green Party leader says

Offshore wind energy key to cutting carbon emissions, forum told

Boosting renewable energy capacity possible ‘if we embrace our offshore wind potential’

EirGrid chief warns of need to increase capacity

Electricity grid will soon have to cater to 100% renewable energy, says Mark Foley

Wind energy investment costs consumers less than €1 a year - report

Report says wind energy has delivered savings of €2.3m, more than the €1.9m PSO funding it receives

Wind farms would be banned in a third of Ireland under Air Corps guidelines

‘Deeply worrying’ Air Corps draft guidelines outline wind farm restrictions

EIB funding hit by Brexit, corporation tax backlog, and wind energy projects at risk

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Connection delays may scupper 16 wind energy projects

Projects need to be up and running by March 2020 to qualify for renewable energy schemes

Conference hears of ‘monumental’ opportunity for rural Ireland

Growth in wind energy since 2000 has cost €1 per household per year

Group calls for 70% target for renewable electricity by 2030

A report from energy and utilities analysts Baringa says target is technically possible and would be cost neutral to the consumer

‘The next 10 years are going to see change that we probably cannot imagine’

The need for urgent action on the climate change crisis will dramatically change the type of energy we use and how we use it

Wind is changing for offshore energy

Falling costs and technological advances mean that offshore wind farms are once again a viable, and economic, option

EU deal to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles

Target of 32% for renewable energy sought

Ireland’s electricity should be 70 per cent renewables by 2030, says wind farm group

IWEA conference hears wind energy could provide renewable energy for heat and transport as well as clean power for the electricity sector

Conference gives wind energy industry a boost

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Athenry facility would consume enough electricity to power Bray

Background: There are 19 data centres in the Republic, with most on Dublin’s outskirts

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Ireland must continue to invest in wind farms

The State’s renewable energy production sector can be an exemplar to Europe

Wind energy advert held to have broken broadcasting law

Campaign by Irish Wind Energy Association featured John F Kennedy’s address to Dáil

Government feels the heat as cost of supporting renewable energy jumps

Latest rise in the levy to support renewables is considered a ‘rate shock’ by some in industry

Wind firms defend €270m support added to electricity bills

Energy regulator to increase the public service obligation charge by €76m to €400m

Brookfield makes friends with Facebook in power deal

Brookfield signs 10-year supply contract with Facebook which will power data centre solely on renewable power

Benefits to the community the key to wind farm acceptance

Discounted electricity bills the best way to change opinions, UK firm tells conference

Embrace wind energy for ‘greater good’, says Minister

Alex White says Ireland must understand the great opportunities renewables offer

Conference to examine impact of Brexit on Irish energy market

IWEA event will also focus on Ireland’s path to low-carbon energy independence

Irish communications agency bites the Big Apple

Former Edelman Ireland chairman John Mahony is opening an office in New York

Wind turbine planning delays causing concern

Number of active applications more than three times number decided last year

Wind energy industry launches €500,000 ad campaign

Promotion is backed by semi-State bodies such as Coillte, Bord na Móna and the ESB

Danish lessons for Ireland on the green-tech economy

Denmark is well on way to achieving target of independence from fossil fuels by 2050

Data centre investments to top €3.7bn

Report estimates increase in data centres will lead to 18% rise in demand for electricity

24 Irish wind farms to open their operations to businesses

Wind energy firms put €800m of infrastructure on show to interested businesses

Flatulent cows deliver blow to environment, wind conference hears

Reducing emissions in agriculture not an easy task, says UCC lecturer

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