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16th May 2017
With an extended period of direct rule in Northern Ireland a likely consequence of the political fallout at Stormont, Energy Ireland looks at latest developments of […]
16th May 2017
Director of Friends of the Earth Ireland, Oisín Coghlan examines the UN Climate Conference in Marrakech and assesses the potential repercussions for Ireland. The recent UN […]
16th May 2017
Henk van der Kamp, Vice President of European Council of Spatial Planning, discusses the themes and recommendations of the recently published spatial planning for energy guide, […]
16th May 2017
Katherine White, Head of the Scottish Government’s Energy and Climate Change Projects Unit, provides a contextual overview of their ambitious energy strategy. Katherine White has […]
16th May 2017
As the two-year trial of the UK’s first operating grid-scale storage unit comes to a close, UK Power Network’s Low Carbon Technology Manager,
Adriana Laguna talks […]
16th May 2017
Jan Ingwersen, General Manager of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG), outlines the work and future role of the body in integrating […]
16th May 2017
Speaking at the Northern Ireland Energy Forum 2016, Utility Regulator Jenny Pyper outlines her priorities and ambitions for Northern Ireland’s energy agenda. As Northern Ireland sits […]
30th November 2016
Ireland 2050 is an Energy Institute initiative to empower and enable everybody to participate in the debate about Ireland’s energy future. The Energy Institute’s David Taylor […]
9th November 2016
The government will meet its COP 21 agreements in full, according to Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten TD. “The expanded responsibilities of […]
9th November 2016
Gaelectric’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Barry Gavin, talks to Owen McQuade about the growth of the renewable energy company and its transition from onshore wind developer […]
9th November 2016
Europe is fundamentally reviewing all of its energy-related legislation so as to make the sector much more streamlined and joined-up from a Brussels’ perspective, according to […]
9th November 2016
Dr Eimear Cotter, Head of Low Carbon Technologies at the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland examines current energy research and its benefits for Ireland. The recently […]
9th November 2016
Regulating the electricity networks of the future was the issue addressed by Northern Ireland energy regulator Jenny Pyper. Northern Ireland’s utility regulator confirmed that she was […]
9th November 2016
KPMG’s Caroline Pope examines the part renewables can play in limiting global temperature rise to 2˚C. In an historic move, 195 countries met in Paris in […]
9th November 2016
The President of Dublin Institute of Technology, Professor Brian Norton discusses the rise of solar energy in Northern Ireland and his hopes for its future. In […]
9th November 2016
The message at COP21 in December 2015 was clear: the EU has committed to reducing GHG emissions by 40 per cent in 2030. This strong leadership […]
9th November 2016
The COP 21 Paris agreement will bring about a step change in climate change and energy related-investment programmes according to European Investment Bank (EIB) Economist
David […]
9th November 2016
The lock-note address given by Professor Cameron Hepburn, director of economics and stability at INET Oxford, stimulated an extremely high calibre debate, involving both other speakers […]
9th November 2016
Neasa Quigley, Head of Energy,
Carson McDowell examines the potential for corporate renewable PPA in Northern Ireland. On 6 September 2016, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee […]
9th November 2016
France’s Ambassador to Ireland, Jean-Pierre Thébault, believes climate change represents an opportunity for Ireland and France to work together. “The COP 21 agreement will bear fruit […]
9th November 2016
Energy Ireland® 2016 has taken place in Croke Park, Dublin – attended by all the key players from across the industry in Ireland, north and south, […]
9th November 2016
As 2020 approaches, businesses are looking for renewable heating solutions. With no conversion required, renewable gas or ‘biogas’ – also known as ‘green gas’ – is […]
8th November 2016
British Power International outlines the benefits of utilising their latest innovations for new connections and overhead lines. British Power International (BPI) is a NERS Accredited Design […]
8th November 2016
Analysis has confirmed that the introduction of a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) could prevent the creation of emissions, equivalent to 448kt of CO2 annually in the […]
8th November 2016
Vayu Energy examine how companies can take a different approach to energy management in order to reduce their carbon footprint. Introduction According to a recent study […]
8th November 2016
In 2015 the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) launched a new Energy Geographical Information System (GIS) to support the deployment of renewable energy in Ireland. […]
8th November 2016
Imperial College London’s Professor Jenny Nelson discusses the impact solar energy systems will have on helping meet decarbonisation targets. Professor Jenny Nelson is an active scientist […]
8th November 2016
Denmark is committed to be totally independent of fossil fuels, from an electricity generation perspective by 2050. This was one of the core themes addressed by […]
8th November 2016
Doubling the share of renewables by 2030 would put the world on a pathway to limiting global warming to 2.0 °C according to Jasper Rigter, a […]
8th November 2016
Founder of Community Energy South Oliver Pendered talks about the importance of effective public consultation in the development of large solar projects. Having worked for one […]