Renewable Energy Magazine 2021

Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, discusses the enormity of Ireland’s renewable energy challenge and the opportunities that lie in raising ambitions. Setting […]

The Maritime Area Planning Bill is the single most important piece of legislation for the Oireachtas right now, writes Wind Energy Ireland CEO Noel Cunniffe. It […]

In support of Ireland’s ambition of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, Bord na Móna has redefined its role, transforming into a leading climate solutions […]

Director responsible for the Green Transition and Energy System Integration in DG Energy at the European Commission, Catharina Sikow-Magny, says that ambitious targets and agreed pathways […]

The traditional flow of energy was unidirectional, from large generators to customers with suppliers acting as intermediaries. This relationship is beginning to be transformed however, as […]

SSE Renewables hosted a virtual round table discussion, engaging experts from across the energy sector, including within government, industry, and NGOs, to discern how the urgency […]

MaREI Director Professor Brian Ó Gallachóir discusses the role of carbon budgets in the interface between climate ambition to climate action and explores some of the […]

The great economic and social challenge of our age is to decouple economic growth from growth in carbon emissions. For most of the past century, economic […]

We have all seen the impact that human activity is having on our planet. ESB recognises that the time for action is now. It is universally […]

Ireland will require a different roadmap from that of its neighbouring countries given the absence of an industrial use for hydrogen, explains NUI Galway’s Rory Monaghan. […]

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s (SEAI) Head of Data and Insights, Jim Scheer, discusses the role of the organisation’s comprehensive National Heat Study in addressing […]

Upcoming carbon budgets are going to change the game when it comes to eliminating fossil fuels from our energy system, explains Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland […]

Northern Ireland has the potential to almost double its renewable electricity generation in the coming years based on projects already in the development pipeline but the […]

The acceleration of the decarbonisation of Ireland’s energy system presents not only environmental benefits but could stimulate economic activity to underpin future growth, writes Tomás Murray, […]

As Ireland progresses in its pursuit of a 34.1 per cent renewable energy goal by 2030 in order to contribute to the EU’s goal of 32 […]

The national gas network is the cornerstone of Ireland’s energy system, safely and securely powering 31 per cent of Ireland’s primary energy needs, including 40 per […]

Ahead of the publication of Northern Ireland’s Energy Strategy later in 2021, David Whelan speaks to the Department for the Economy’s (DfE) Director for Energy Strategy, […]

In the past decade we have seen a number of industries revolutionised by the digitalisation of their data, processes and operations. Banking, transport, healthcare, and entertainment […]

A pledge to increase the number of community-owned renewable electricity generation projects in the coming years by Environment, Climate and Communications Minister, Eamon Ryan TD, has […]

As we head into the autumn and winter months the lifting of restrictions and the much-needed return to social life, there is concern within the energy […]

At the forefront of Ireland’s journey towards a more sustainable future is Cork-based renewable energy developer, DP Energy. The company, based in Buttevant, County Cork, is […]

With pressure on the agriculture sector, which accounts for 33 per cent of Ireland’s carbon emissions to reform its emissions, performances, anaerobic digestion is touted as […]

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have recognised that bioenergy is the largest current contributor to renewable energy across the world. The IPCC strongly […]

Following the publication of policy options for Northern Ireland’s upcoming Energy Strategy, David Whelan looks at the potential future role of anaerobic digestion (AD) technology and […]

Now is the time for policy makers and public and private sector organisations to realise the vital role standards play in securing a sustainable future. The […]

The Commission for the Regulation of Utilities’ roadmap for the delivery of the EU’s Clean Energy Package’s energy and renewable directives outlines how the CRU plans […]

The Irish electricity sector has changed significantly over the past 10 years and is totally unrecognisable from 20 years ago. At the turn of the century, […]

Achieving a targeted 51 per cent reduction in transport emissions by 2030 will require a complete reset of our behaviours, outlines Trinity College Dublin’s Brian Caulfield. […]

Mary Quaney, Mainstream Renewable Power’s Chief Executive, discusses the potential for Ireland to be a world leader in offshore wind energy generation. When advocates speak of […]

In August 2021, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) launched a consultation on the introduction of a renewable heat obligation. If introduced, the […]

As the island of Ireland seeks to address the challenges of climate change, decarbonisation of the energy sector and the facilitation of greater levels of renewables […]

Enagás’s María Jaén discusses the deployment of green hydrogen to decarbonise an island economy. Jaén is the general coordinator of the project Green Hsyland and she […]

Calor Ireland, the leading supplier of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and BioLPG in Ireland has committed to be a net zero carbon energy supplier by 2037, […]

University College Dublin’s Geertje Schuitema discusses the importance of a bottom-up approach to renewable energy development in securing community acceptance. Discussing current levels of community acceptance […]

Ocean Winds (OW) announced its entry to the Irish offshore wind market in March 2021 with proposals for the bottom-fixed Cailleach Offshore Windfarm in the Irish […]

Over 2.5GW of grid-scale battery storage is in development in Ireland, with six projects currently operational in the country, four of which were added in 2021. […]

In Ireland, 20 per cent of new car sales will be EVs by 2023, but the ambition to have one million EVs on roads by the […]

With Ireland set to ramp up its decarbonisation ambitions through the forthcoming Climate Action Plan, the size of the role solar PV has to play in […]

It is true to say that electric vehicles alone won’t solve climate change or allow us to meet our net zero 2050 ambitions but they are […]