agendaNI: Informing Northern Ireland's decision makers
29th January 2024
Managing Director of NIE Networks, Derek Hynes, talks to David Whelan about his organisation’s role in the delivery of a sustainable energy system for all. Outlining […]
29th January 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) says that it is considering legal advice after the passing of the statutory deadline for publishing Northern […]
20th November 2023
Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Jayne Brady says that alongside the economic opportunity, the societal and environmental necessity for achieving a net zero future […]
20th November 2023
Following the first direct to grid injection of biomethane into a gas network anywhere on the island of Ireland, Director of Evolve, David Butler, talks to […]
20th November 2023
The concentrated nature of fossil fuel generation sites means that possible job losses in the well-paid electricity sector could “present a troubling cocktail of factors impeding […]
30th May 2023
Following the publication of the Energy Action Plan 2023, Head of Energy for the Department for the Economy, Deputy Secretary Richard Rodgers, discusses the need for […]
30th May 2023
The future of the power grid has arrived. Smart Grid Ireland’s industry and utility network members are responding to the challenges of the energy transition and network […]
30th May 2023
As the Department for the Economy seeks to deliver on its 2023 energy action plan pledge to have a renewable energy support scheme in place by […]
30th May 2023
As Northern Ireland reflects on the result of the recent council elections, we continue without a sitting Assembly. RenewableNI, the voice of Northern Ireland’s renewable electricity […]
30th May 2023
In the first of a three-part series, Consumer Council Chief Executive, Noyona Chundur, explains how the organisation’s research programme captures consumers’ needs, attitudes, and experiences of […]
30th May 2023
Anouk Honoré, Senior Research Fellow at The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies says that while the European gas market is in a much better position than […]
30th May 2023
Northern Ireland needs a focus on a holistic and inclusive transformative change process, not just the de-fossiling of the present, if it is to reap the […]
30th May 2023
A consultation is ongoing for a proposal by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) aiming to secure the “orderly and consistent development of land in Northern Ireland […]
30th May 2023
Calor has a bold ambition. It is to offer its rurally-based customers 100 per cent renewably and sustainably sourced energy by 2037, its centenary year. Calor […]
30th May 2023
University College London Research Fellow, Phil McNally, talks about the lessons to be learnt from the rollout of offshore wind in the UK. History McNally opens […]
30th May 2023
Eighty per cent of heating in Northern Ireland can be done using heat pumps, with geothermal a key source and store of energy, writes Managing Director […]
30th May 2023
The Department for the Economy (DfE) and The Crown Estate announced a statement of intent to establish offshore wind leasing in Northern Ireland in January 2023. […]
3rd January 2023
Policy and regulatory support for energy storage is needed to enable the energy transition in Northern Ireland, says Ulster University’s Inna Vorushylo. Highlighting the three main […]
3rd January 2023
In adopting “technology push” measures to decarbonise electricity, little consideration was given to the system consequences, argues Malcolm Keay, senior research fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy […]
3rd January 2023
After years of campaigning, RenewableNI recently celebrated success at seeing our ambitious goal of 80 per cent renewable electricity by 2030 included in the Climate Bill. […]
3rd January 2023
Six months on from the publication of the Government’s Energy Strategy, the Head of Energy in the Department for the Economy (DfE), Richard Rodgers, talks to […]
3rd January 2023
SSE hosted a round table discussion with key stakeholders discussing the role of green and low-carbon hydrogen in Ireland’s decarbonisation ambitions. What are the benefits of […]
3rd January 2023
Fine Gael MEP for Ireland South, Seán Kelly, speaks to eolas about his proposals under the EU’s Fit for 55 initiative to remove obstacles to planning […]
3rd January 2023
The thermal treatment of waste to recover energy is not a new concept, writes Catherine Joyce-O’Caollai, Corporate Affairs Manager of Indaver. Waste-to-energy facilities treat black-bin waste […]
3rd January 2023
In light of increasing energy prices and the need to source energy from alternative sources, the European Union is stepping up measures to improve its energy […]
3rd January 2023
Phoenix Energy Holdings’ Group Chairman, Peter Dixon, talks to agendaNi about building Northern Ireland’s gas industry from scratch over the last 25 years and how the […]
28th June 2022
Queen’s University Belfast are leading a project aiming to develop zero carbon cooperatives across local council areas in Northern Ireland, aiming to not only help solve […]
28th June 2022
A first-of-its-kind project to support the development of a skilled workforce that can take full advantage of hydrogen and cleantech opportunities is now underway. Following its […]
8th March 2022
Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure will play an important role in acting as a catalyst for encouraging the electrification of transport by supporting EV drivers throughout Northern […]
8th March 2022
Head of RenewableNI, Steven Agnew, discusses the opportunities for renewable energy following the publication of Northern Ireland’s path to net zero. RenewableNI (RNI) is a not-for-profit […]
8th March 2022
Following the publication of the Energy Strategy, SSE Ireland’s Chairman Mark Ennis discusses the policy priorities needed to meet ambitious 2030 and 2050 decarbonisation targets. Mark […]
8th March 2022
A support scheme to encourage the generation of renewable electricity in Northern Ireland could be in place by 2023, according to the first annual action plan […]
30th September 2020
Department for the Economy Minister Diane Dodds sets out her ambitions for renewable energy in Northern Ireland ahead of the delivery of a new Energy Strategy. […]
15th September 2020
They say that necessity is the mother of invention and nothing demonstrates that more powerfully in recent times than the decisions that have been taken and […]
15th September 2020
Thomas Byrne, Director of Energy Strategy in the Department for the Economy (DfE) talks to David Whelan about the progress on delivering a long-term Energy Strategy […]
15th September 2020
Energy Saving Trust is an independent organisation dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy. We aim to address the climate emergency and […]
15th September 2020
The number of energy sector enterprises in Northern Ireland has more than trebled in the last decade, representing the largest percentage increase of all UK regions, […]
15th September 2020
With a new Energy Strategy set to follow the UK Government’s lead on achieving net zero carbon by 2050, big decisions will be required on how […]
15th September 2020
Northern Ireland has recorded its highest ever levels of electricity consumption from renewables, well above the 40 per cent target set for the end of 2020. […]
15th September 2020
2020 has proved to be a challenging year for us all. Despite the difficulties we have all had to face, the Housing Executive has continued to […]
15th September 2020
The Withdrawal Agreement’s inclusion of the Northern Ireland Protocol offered some security to the continued operation of the all-island electricity market. However, challenges remain given the […]
15th September 2020
The pandemic’s effect of lowering oil prices globally has created further barriers in ambitions to decarbonise heat in Northern Ireland, where some 68 per cent of […]
15th September 2020
The European Commission has launched a review of its Energy Efficiency and Renewables Directives. The European Green Deal set out ambitions to increase the EU’s climate […]
15th September 2020
Northern Ireland is squandering its position as a global leader in renewable energy, writes Patrick Keatley, lecturer in Energy Policy and Infrastructure at Ulster University. Hindsight […]