eolas magazine: Informing Ireland's decision makers
22nd February 2023
As we all work together to create a sustainable future for Ireland, it is vital that we use our vast offshore wind resource to create renewable […]
22nd February 2023
Maria Ryan, Director of Offshore Development at SSE Renewables, sets out the three steps we need to take to achieve Ireland’s energy independence. It is a […]
22nd February 2023
Anne-Marie Clancy, Principal Officer in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications’ (DECC) Offshore Energy – Long-Term Strategic Planning division, outlines a phased approach to […]
22nd February 2023
Climate Action Plan 2023 has earmarked 2GW of a targeted 7GW of offshore wind energy capacity to produce green hydrogen, as a step in the journey […]
22nd February 2023
Unlocking the potentially abundant opportunity of offshore wind has never been more important or urgent for the island of Ireland, writes Accenture’s Utilities Lead in the […]
22nd February 2023
In December 2022, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan TD issued Maritime Area Consents (MACs) for seven offshore wind projects, initiating Phase One […]
22nd February 2023
For three months of 2022, wind energy was the largest energy source of electricity generation in Ireland. In the other nine months of the year, it […]
22nd February 2023
Under the general scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill, 30 per cent of Ireland’s maritime area will be protected which will impact upon the development […]
22nd February 2023
The North’s Department for the Economy (DfE) and The Crown Estate have announced a statement of intent to establish offshore wind leasing off the north coast. […]
22nd February 2023
Ireland is positioned as one of the most interesting jurisdictions to watch, from an offshore wind mergers and acquisitions (M&A) perspective, for the years ahead. Ireland […]
22nd February 2023
Ireland’s offshore wind energy revolution is starting to feel a lot more real. Nearly two decades after we built what was then one of the biggest […]
22nd February 2023
Ireland’s vast potential for offshore wind development, with the subsequent development of renewable gas, is dependent upon the scoping and mapping out of Ireland’s territorial waters, […]
22nd February 2023
To ensure that Ireland’s target of 7GW of installed offshore wind capacity is met by 2030, the Offshore Wind Delivery Taskforce has been tasked with establishing […]
22nd February 2023
Offshore wind generated energy will play a major role globally in mankind’s fight against climate change and our transition to a zero-carbon economy. The Irish Government, […]
5th January 2023
Hitachi Energy is championing the urgency of this clean energy transition and serving customers in Ireland with innovative solutions and services across the electrification value chain. […]
5th January 2023
A Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) report on the security of Ireland’s energy supply has determined that, in the event of low wind speed, the […]
5th January 2023
Bord na Móna’s Head of Renewable Energy, John Reilly, and Ocean Winds’ Country manager for Ireland, Dan Finch, sit down with eolas Magazine to discuss their […]
5th January 2023
Policy is about trying to balance “trade-offs in the best possible manner” with regard to the energy trilemma of security of supply, sustainability, and affordability, Economic […]
5th January 2023
In August 2022, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities set out a proposed suite of new network tariffs. The proposals included a number of ambitious new […]
5th January 2023
Europe needs to anticipate another difficult winter in 2023/24 and measures need to be taken now, writes The Oxford Institute of Energy Studies’ Anouk Honoré. Above […]
5th January 2023
Cathal Marley, Chief Executive Officer of Gas Networks Ireland, talks to eolas about the company’s new strategy and how it is decarbonising the gas network to […]
5th January 2023
The Government took a landmark step towards achieving its aim of achieving 7GW of offshore wind by 2030 in November 2022 when it published its finalised […]
5th January 2023
Two strategic proposals build upon, and utilise, critical national infrastructure in order to play a major role in lowering emissions and decarbonising our society while ensuring […]
5th January 2023
Hydrogen is “an essential component of the new, climate-neutral economy” writes European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans in a special report for COP27, during which hydrogen was […]
3rd January 2023
Premature moves to reduce European dependence on Russian gas could lead to storage levels reaching lows that would render gas rationing and blackouts “unavoidable” in central […]
3rd January 2023
Irish energy poverty has reached its highest recorded rate amid energy price inflation, with the estimated share of households experiencing energy poverty now standing at 29 […]
3rd January 2023
Amid Bord Gáis Energy’s ongoing journey to transform its energy supply, services and solutions and support its colleagues and customers, Teresa Purtill, Director of the newly […]
3rd January 2023
A planned €210 billion investment by the European Commission aiming to wean the EU off Russian fossil fuels by 2027 has mandated a faster transition to […]
3rd January 2023
ESB Chief Executive, Paddy Hayes, talks to Owen McQuade about the company’s Net Zero by 2040 strategy and how electricity offers other sectors a pathway to […]
3rd January 2023
3rd January 2023
In the 10-Point Plan to Reduce the European Union’s Reliance on Russian Natural Gas, the International Energy Agency (IEA) outlines a strategy aimed at reducing the […]
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 […]
9th March 2022
Denmark’s offshore wind legacy is well established. Now, undertaking the largest construction project in its history, with a projected cost of €28 billion, the Scandinavian country […]
9th March 2022
In November, EirGrid Chief Executive, Mark Foley and Eamon Ryan TD, Minister for Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport, unveiled the Shaping Our Electricity Future roadmap, a […]
9th March 2022
Ireland’s capabilities around the rapidly developing offshore wind (OW) energy are evolving fast and in a wide range of sectors. This development is often preceded by […]
9th March 2022
The Maritime Area Planning (MAP) Act provides for new consenting processes for foreshore licences, foreshore leases and planning permissions for various marine projects, including offshore renewable […]
9th March 2022
Ireland is the leader in Europe when it comes to onshore wind with the highest percentage of onshore wind generation as a percentage of our total […]
9th March 2022
Nguyen Dinh, head of hydrogen and principal in Ireland and Vietnam at OWC, and Claire Atkins, OWC Ireland country manager and a specialist in offshore wind […]
9th March 2022
Ireland and Europe must decarbonise energy completely by 2050. Offshore renewable electricity is going to form the backbone of these efforts to decarbonise. In 2020, the […]
9th March 2022
By the end of 2022, we will know whether the Government’s target of 5,000MW of offshore wind energy by the end of 2030 is achievable, writes […]
9th March 2022
With the passage of the Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021, Ireland is moving closer to the holding of its first offshore wind auction under the Renewable […]
9th March 2022
Maria Ryan, Director of Development at SSE Renewables, says Ireland must follow the ScotWind model and embrace real ambition in developing the next phase of offshore […]
9th March 2022
Intended to be the centrepiece of a new streamlined consenting regime which will enable the swift deployment of offshore wind energy infrastructure, ultimately delivering 5GW by […]
9th March 2022
Climate change poses one of the greatest challenges facing the world and our shared future. The need to combat the devastating effects it has on our […]
23rd February 2021
Our Shared Future, or the Programme for Government (PfG), establishes the coalition’s ambition for 5GW of offshore wind energy by 2030 with the potential for “at […]
23rd February 2021
Barry Kilcline, Director of Offshore Wind Development in Ireland at SSE Renewables, says his company is ready to deliver 2GW of offshore wind projects over the […]
23rd February 2021
In line with the Programme for Government’s scaling up of offshore wind capacity targets, 2020 saw the Irish Government fast track seven offshore renewable projects. The […]
23rd February 2021
The Programme for Government commits to the deliverance of “at least” 70 per cent renewable electricity by 2030. Key to this will be the first Renewable […]
23rd February 2021
Decisions the Government will make over the next 12 months will decide whether we can build enough offshore wind energy to reach our 2030 climate action […]
23rd February 2021
How will the year 2021 be remembered? Hopefully, as the year that marked a revolution in Ireland’s offshore regulatory regime, which catapulted Ireland towards meeting its […]
23rd February 2021
In setting out a target of 5GW of offshore development by 2030, Ireland has outlined an ambition to be a world leader in renewable energy and […]
23rd February 2021
The Government will establish an Office of Marine Development Enforcement as part of its forthcoming Bill, set to underpin sustainable offshore renewable energy resources. The legal […]
23rd February 2021
Project Ireland 2040 finally arrived to great fanfare in Sligo on the 20 February 2018. It is a very ambitious plan totalling €116 billion which re-imagines […]
23rd February 2021
Energy demand growth, strong policy support and an increasing amount of capital seeking investments in renewables, coupled with corporates and utilities transitioning from brown to green […]
23rd February 2021
The delivery of 5GW of offshore wind before 2030, as stated in the Programme for Government, will create a significant number of native industry jobs, which […]
5th November 2020
Minister for Environment, Climate Action and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, outlines progress on the Government’s plans to double its carbon emission reduction targets to 7 per […]
5th November 2020
The publication of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020 represents efforts to enshrine Ireland’s enhanced climate ambitions into law. In October, within […]
5th November 2020
Michael Mahon, EirGrid Chief Infrastructure Officer offers an update on two key EirGrid infrastructure projects that will reinforce the network and underpin growth across the Kildare/Meath […]
5th November 2020
Kadri Simson, EU Commissioner for Energy outlines the role of member states and the energy system in achieving the EU’s raised ambitions on climate change. The […]
5th November 2020
SSE believes that a green economic recovery from coronavirus can deliver a ‘win-win’ for both economy and climate by unlocking private investment in low-carbon infrastructure, creating […]
5th November 2020
John FitzGerald, Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council, argues that the increased ambition to tackle climate change must be matched by implementation of new measures […]
5th November 2020
Kevin Brady, Principal Officer leading the Business Energy and Gas Policy division at the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, addressed Energy Ireland 2020 on changes […]
5th November 2020
As society adapts to the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic, the shift towards a low-carbon energy system has assumed even greater resonance. eolas Magazine speaks with […]
5th November 2020
Chair of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), Aoife MacEvilly, discusses the regulator’s role in the energy transformation, putting the consumer at the centre. Reflecting […]