Ireland’s emissions fines could hit €26bn as decline in greenhouse gases slows
Target to reduce emissions by 51% by 2030, but last year they were down just 12%
Renewable Energy
Lobby group for pan-European renewables ‘supergrid’ launched by Irishwoman Lesley O’Connor
Launch comes ahead of EU legislation in the autumn designed to ensure cross-border integrated grid planning
Kildare data centre will not take power from grid
Herbata plans to use 50% renewables at Naas complex
Irish biofuel sales fall even as demand rises
Germany weighing a ban on fuel most vulnerable to fraud by overseas producers
Industry and environment groups unveil plan to accelerate renewable energy
Efforts to bring about wind and solar farms can support land and marine biodiversity, group says
Moneypoint power station ends coal use ahead of schedule
Ireland’s largest power plant to be used as back-up as renewables hub is scaled up
Homeowners can ‘save more than €3,500 a year’ with energy-efficient technology
But initial purchase costs of money-savers such as solar panels still deter many from buying
The whole community approach to climate action
Global Action Plan’s first Climate Champions project hits targets within urban community of Enniscorthy
Man who suffered noise nuisance from Wexford wind farm seeks €1m damages for a new home
Judge begins hearing to assess damages for four people over nuisance impact of wind turbine
Climate Council calls for €10,000 EV grants as transport emissions cuts ‘unlikely to be achieved’
Urgent Government intervention needed to back sustained reductions, says climate advisory body
Planning objections now a legal industry as ‘people run down to Four Courts’, official claims
New 12-person taskforce is attempting to unblock barriers to key projects
Ireland’s Greenest Places: From Dún Laoghaire’s active travel to Kiltimagh’s biodiversity park - some of the entries so far
Competition an invitation to groups and communities to get recognition for their environmental endeavours
Windfarm must shut down three turbines and pay €360,000 damages to couple, High Court orders
Judge slams defendant companies over their approach to noise and nuisance complaints over 12 years
New batteries based on rusting will help make Ireland’s energy secure and clean
At a Time of Climate Crisis: Pioneering Donegal project shows how long-duration energy storage can make a big contribution
Ireland’s energy and climate plan far from sufficient, EU Commission finds
Plan lacks explanation of how required €119bn-€125bn investment will be funded, EU says
Ireland’s emissions trend ‘alarming and shocking, with actions reset required’
Stop Climate Chaos responds to projections that show Ireland will only cut emissions by 23 per cent compared to a 51 per cent legally binding target
New think tank set up to focus on Irish energy policy
Trifecta Ireland said it will work with the State and the private sector, as well as with the science community
Ireland falls further behind on emissions targets making billions in fines more likely
Emissions reduction of 23% anticipated by 2030, but national target is 51%
Wind Energy Ireland warns immediate Government action needed ‘to protect’ offshore wind ‘opportunity’
Plan outlines critical steps to overcome planning delays and ensure first-phase projects become reality
US company behind Ireland’s first fully electric plane flight says Shannon crucial for future operations
Beta Technologies’ electric Alia CTOL to conduct flights in Europe before final delivery in Norway
What are Ireland’s Greenest Places in 2025? Share the places you feel are contributing to a better environment
We are asking readers to nominate the places across Ireland they believe deserve to be acknowledged
Green energy: ‘There’s no transition without transmission,’ says Aer Soléir boss
Constraints across Europe’s electricity grids among issues affecting path to net-zero emissions, says head of renewables group with 3GW of projects
State hits lowest emissions in 30 years but clean energy evolution incomplete, notes SEAI report
With increased renewables, electricity targets likely to be met despite lack of shift in transport and high imports of fossil fuels
Novel scheme where householders get rewarded for basically not doing things
An ESB Networks campaign is offering gifts to people who ‘shift’ their energy use
Ireland losing investment because of slow progress on offshore wind projects, Limerick Chamber warns
‘Urgent delivery of designated maritime area plans to unlock West coast floating offshore wind potential needed’
Could we build Ardnacrusha now? Not a chance
We should not fall into the trap of thinking that everything is a disaster, but I am afraid something has gone badly wrong with the way the State is run
Europe’s grid gridlock leaves us vulnerable to blackouts
Outdated grid infrastructure, planning delays and political inertia stalling progress to a renewable-driven future for energy generation
Outdated electricity grid planning and weak governance stalls Europe’s transition to renewables, report warns
Grid operators are working to outdated scenarios which do not take account of growth in renewable energy sources, report argues
Irish Sea wind farm developers asked to revise planning applications amid concerns about cumulative effect
Coddling and Dublin Array wind farms account for 33km line from Dún Laoghaire to Wicklow
Shelving of giant UK wind farm fuels concerns among developers in Ireland
Shelving of giant UK wind farm fuels concerns among developers in Ireland
Regulatory uncertainty blocking housing investment, Elkstone warns
Ireland’s development pipeline is stalling precisely when new housing is most desperately needed, investment firm Elkstone claims
‘Nobody was looking at its potential’: The Monaghan man who built Ireland’s biggest solar power company
Based in Carrickmacross, Ciaran Marron has built Activ8 Solar Energies into a business with projected revenues of €70m for this year
‘My message is clear for Ireland, electricity is the future,’ IEA director Fatih Birol
Electrification should be overriding priority for Irish economy, industry and society, says International Energy Agency chief
Ireland has strong potential to develop globally competitive offshore wind supply chain, says report
All-island collaboration can ‘maximise SME opportunities in the renewable energy sector’
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