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Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment Darragh O’Brien TD discusses the acceleration of Ireland’s energy transition, emphasising the need for enhanced grid investment, delivery of […]

Brendan Kelly, Head of Commercial at BnM, talks to Owen McQuade about the company’s renewable energy projects, totalling 1GW delivered to date, and its plans for […]

The North’s Minister for the Economy Caoimhe Archibald MLA, outlines her priorities for delivering the energy transition, highlighting investment in skills, infrastructure, and renewables as key […]

As the global climate crisis intensifies, the race to decarbonise energy systems has become a defining challenge for governments, writes Neasa Quigley, Senior Partner, Carson McDowell. […]

In Ireland’s transition towards net zero by 2050, Ireland’s first National Energy Demand Strategy (NEDS) is helping to clear the way for more renewables to be […]

The development and deployment of alternative fuels in Ireland is occurring within the context of several overlapping regulatory obligations, policy frameworks, and working group outputs. Ireland […]

Speaking to Energy Ireland, Katja Yafimava, Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, offers a deep dive into the European Union’s decarbonised gas […]

The energy system in Ireland is undergoing a fundamental transformation driven by decarbonisation, writes David Cashman, EY Ireland Business Consulting Partner. On the supply side, the […]

Lukasz Kolinski, head of unit for the Directorate General of Energy at the European Commission, outlines the EU’s energy transition targets and the measures that must […]

Ireland’s energy system is undergoing a profound transformation as the State works towards its climate commitments of cutting emissions by 51 per cent by 2030 and […]

The role of biogas and biomethane in the EU’s energy transition is evolving as Europe shifts towards system integration, market design, and policy coordination, research team […]

With a sharp focus on renewable energy, the electrification of transport and heating, and rising electricity demand from data-driven sectors, Ireland’s electricity grid is at the […]

Simon Todd, Managing Director, Causeway Energies, discusses how proven geothermal technologies can support the affordable decarbonisation of heat. The energy decarbonisation journey in both jurisdictions in […]

Aisling Greene, Principal Officer in the Offshore, Environment and Future Development Division at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, discusses the long-term framework for […]

Over the past few decades, Ireland has moved from relying almost entirely on fossil fuels to getting more of our energy from renewable sources like wind […]

As the race to decarbonise heats up, Sara Lynch, Head of Sustainability at Queen’s University Belfast, outlines the delivery of a successful geothermal heat project to […]

As local authorities across Ireland work to meet climate targets and improve the energy efficiency of housing, choosing technology that can perform consistently in our uniquely […]

Georgios Tzounas, Assistant Professor at University College Dublin (UCD), outlines the modelling, simulation, and control challenges that arise when solar PV is installed in a power […]

Ireland’s energy system is changing faster than at any point in its history. In just two years, installed solar capacity has surged by 160 per cent, […]

Green Growth Deputy Director at the North’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Jonathan McFerran, talks about the steps the Northern Ireland agriculture industry is […]

In September 2025, the Government announced the establishment of the Offshore Wind Energy Clearing House, marking a significant step in the State’s efforts to streamline and […]

Judith Rance, Head of Communications and Events at RenewableNI, explains why its flagship conference, Smart Energy, is moving to become a spring event. Smart Energy will […]

As Ireland races to decarbonise its energy system, civil engineering plays a crucial but unseen role. Behind turbines, bioenergy plants and grid-stabilisation technologies sit the foundations, […]

Andrew Edwards-Jones, social science researcher at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), tells Energy Ireland about potential measures that could enable offshore wind developments to improve the environments […]

Ireland cannot meet its power sector decarbonisation targets while simultaneously maintaining or upscaling data centre development and the Government must set strategic priorities to address this […]

RESS 5 procurement of renewable generation capacity is 19 per cent lower than RESS 4, stifling government efforts to achieve 17GW of renewable energy generation by […]

As Ireland accelerates its transition to renewable energy, the demands on logistics partners have never been greater. Quality Freight has established itself as a trusted provider […]

The vision for Ireland’s future energy system sees us harnessing our natural resources to generate home-grown clean electricity. Yet replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy from […]

Transitioning to renewable energy from fossil fuels to meet net zero targets by 2050 is creating supply challenges, necessitating a mix of short-, medium-, and long-term […]

Energy Storage Ireland’s 2025 pipeline survey shows the potential of the energy storage sector in Ireland and Northern Ireland with nearly 10GW of storage in development. […]

The next few months are a crucial test for the Government’s commitments in the Programme for Government to uphold the climate law and the limits on […]

Ireland’s energy industry is undergoing rapid transformation. Solar power is no longer on the margins. It has become a key pillar of the national energy mix. […]

VPI is a leading power company operating in Ireland, the UK, and Germany. Backed by Vitol, a global energy and commodities company, VPI sees its role […]

Cecilia Trasi, Senior Policy Advisor at ECCO – an energy and climate change think-tank based in Milan – explores the ramifications of the Trump administration’s ‘America […]

The General Scheme of the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024, approved in October 2024, aims to provide a legislative framework to enable the rollout […]

If you are looking for signs of how Ireland’s journey to net zero is progressing, there are certainly positive indications from 2025 so far. Onshore wind […]

In line with national climate and energy targets, government has approved the drafting of the Renewable Heat Obligation Bill 2025, which will establish the legislative foundation […]

While the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) is the representative body for all the bioenergy sectors including solid biomass, liquid biofuels, biogas/biomethane, wood fuel and biochar, the […]

The Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment has published a proposal for a National Designated Maritime Area Plan (DMAP) for Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) to […]

There has been a substantial, yet welcomed, shift in the construction industry over the last decade, where leading players in the space are prioritising more sustainable […]

The energy transition is well underway, but ageing and limited electricity grid infrastructure across the island of Ireland is slowing progress, writes Lisa Foley. Both governments […]

Brian Ó Gallachóir, Associate Vice President of Sustainability at UCC, examines where Ireland stands with respect to meeting its climate ambitions. There was a lot of […]