What next for troubled Orsted?
Danish group likely to scale back the global drive that made it the world’s top offshore wind developer
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Rally in European shares continues as Wall Street slides
Iseq index touched record highs on Tuesday, led higher by banks and Ryanair
Danish energy firm Orsted begins construction of Cork solar farm
Project expected to generate enough electricity to power 16,000 homes
Investors will bypass Ireland for renewable energy projects unless delays on planning and the grid are resolved
Onshore wind developments can take up to 10 years for a development to become operational in Ireland, from planning to grid connection and construction
Buddhist retreat centre among objectors to planned Clare wind farm
Commercial semi-state agency, AirNav Ireland and Shannon airport are also objecting to proposed development
Wind power giants give bleak view of coming year as challenges persist
Siemens expects to lose money, Orsted is cutting job and, along with Vestas, scraps its dividend
Danish group Ørsted to spend €90m on latest Irish wind farm
Power plant has won a green energy contract from State
Chasing the promise of cheaper and less obtrusive wind power generation
Bill Gates has just invested in Airloom, a US business that promises quieter wind power generation closer to the ground
Planning persmission granted for onshore windfarm in Cork
Coom Green Energy Park will have capacity to generate enough power for the equivalent of 80,000 homes
Armagh-based Plaswire strikes turbine recycling deal with Ørsted
Danish energy player and Irish waste specialist in breakthrough partnership
Impact of inflation stalling green energy projects, industry says
The solar farms with 2020 contracts that have now been halted would have supplied more than 40,000 homes, according to some industry estimates
Offshore wind runs into rising costs and delays
Decision to halt wind farm project off UK coast points to wider issues
Ukraine invasion sends European stocks sliding to nine-month lows
Banks suffer worst session since March 2020
J&J’s Irish operations now powered by 100% renewable electricity
Move possible through eight-year corporate power purchase agreement with Ørsted
Campaigners gather in Dublin to protest ‘unfair’ planning system
Environmental groups call for ‘overhaul’ of process to give communities greater say
Businesses must embrace sustainability or be left behind
Corporate sustainability will be a game changer in the post-pandemic era
European shares dip on high yields and profit-taking
Nokia surges to top of Stoxx 600 as network equipment sales growth boosts earnings
Orsted to add jobs after Brookfield Renewable Ireland deal
Deal for €571m marks Danish wind company’s entry into the European onshore market
European stocks subdued on Orsted profit warning
Danish wind farm developer Orsted hits utilities, while France’s Carrefour jumps
Shares climb on hopes US Democrats may unleash economic stimulus
Irish index pulled higher by strong performance from CRH
Denmark plans giant €37bn ‘energy islands’ as part of green programme
Project will be country’s biggest single infrastructure investment
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