agendaNI: Informing Northern Ireland's decision makers
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]