: A confident future

Mainstream Renewable Power’s Chief Executive for offshore, Andy Kinsella, shares an upbeat vision of the sector’s future with Owen McQuade. As Chief Executive of the world’s largest independent developer of offshore windfarms, Andy Kinsella sees a bright future for offshore wind. Three and a half years after starting up, the company has its offshore centre of excellence in London and satellite offices in Glasgow and Berlin. Mainstream had a jump-start in offshore renewables from day one, when...

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: Prioritising renewable energy

An overview of how Ireland, the UK, Northern Ireland and Scotland plan to meet European renewable targets and develop a sustainable...[full story]

: De-risking renewables: the investment imperative

The IBEC-CBI Joint Business Council considers how to bridge the financial gap in renewable energy. Economies around the...[full story]

: Meeting Europe’s 2020 targets

Marie Donnelly, Renewable Energy Director for the European Commission, discusses energy efficiency and innovation with Owen...[full story]

: A confident future

Mainstream Renewable Power’s Chief Executive for offshore, Andy Kinsella, shares an upbeat vision of the sector’s future...[full story]

: A powerful force: renewable energy’s role in Ireland’s green economy

Stephen Dineen sums up the sector’s current contribution and its potential to drive future economic growth. The phrase...[full story]

: Targets and market integration

Renewable energy policy in Ireland has been driven by two issues in recent years: binding targets from Europe and the scale...[full story]

: Ireland’s renewable future

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is at the forefront of the renewable energy agenda. eolas discusses its...[full story]

: Managing the risk of ‘out of warranty’ turbines

‘To extend, or not to extend (the warranty)’ that is the question? At a recent wind conference, concerns were raised...[full story]

: Energia: a major Irish wind generator

An overview of energia’s market offering A member of the Viridian Group, Energia has 300MW of operational renewable electricity...[full story]

: Grid25

EirGrid continues to uprate its lines and construct new substations to enable the electricity transmission grid to facilitate...[full story]

: UK electricity market reform: the local input

Alex McLean and Alan Bissett consider how the changes could skew the merit order for local generators and end ROCs in Northern...[full story]

: Ireland is leading the charge in responsible recycling

ERP explains Irish success in reducing electrical, electronic and battery waste. The European Recycling Platform (ERP),...[full story]

: Biomass: going with the grain of renewable

Biomass continues to provide renewable alternatives for the energy market, with the industry expecting to play a major role...[full story]

: Effective energy solutions

Delivering energy projects through the planning process Delivering on the green economy is top of everyone’s agenda in...[full story]

: Assembly calls for action on renewables

Northern Ireland should make more use of all its energy resources not just wind, according to the Enterprise, Trade and...[full story]

: The Cost of Wind

Dorit McCann and Gary McGhee discuss wind farm clusters. In April 2011, the Utility Regulator approved the development by...[full story]

: Northern Ireland’s marine potential

A draft Offshore Renewable Energy Strategic Action Plan from DETI has proposed targets of 600MW from offshore wind and 300MW...[full story]

: Prospects for Energy from Waste Projects

Andrew Ryan, Head of Tughans’ Environment, Planning and Energy department, outlines the prospects and challenges facing...[full story]

: Scotland’s renewable ambitions

A major drive to develop offshore wind, wave and tidal power aims to make a Scotland a world leader in renewables over the...[full story]

: Scottish offshore wind

The technology could take off rapidly with the right support and inward investors are starting to announce their plans. From...[full story]

: Renewable energy research institutions in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland

Republic of Ireland Energy Research Group (ERG) University College Dublin ERG has existed since 1975, working on research...[full story]

: Renewable energy companies and organisations

The following is an A-Z list of renewable energy players including industry associations, indigenous energy companies, wind...[full story]

: Ireland’s clean energy potential

Ireland has more than three times its total energy requirements available from renewable energy sources on its own doorstep,...[full story]

: Challenges and opportunities offshore

PJ Rudden, President of Engineers Ireland discusses the role of offshore renewable energy in moving to a low carbon economy. As...[full story]