Renewable Energy

Minister wants progress on renewable energy, says public are ahead of Government on issue

Despite the tech industry’s efforts to squash concern about the devastating climate impacts of AI, resistance is growing

April was third consecutive month where renewable generation met about half of electricity demand

Proposals from Friends of the Earth say public backs the move but supports are needed

Real wage growth will be offset by higher rate of inflation, leaving households marginally worse off on average, bank says

Electricity prices expected to rise in the weeks ahead due to Iran conflict but the roll-out of Irish wind and solar farms has slowed

There’s little serious analysis making the case for nuclear power in Ireland as part of energy and climate policy

British energy bills are significantly lower on average than here, due largely to its offshore wind sector, the largest in Europe

Sceirde Rocks €1.4bn 30-turbine plan off Carna in Galway was designed to deliver capacity to power 350,000 homes

State is already on track to miss its own renewable energy goal by 2030

In a volatile world we can’t take continued Irish economic success for granted

The State is still thinking too small about the scale of the opportunity

What was disturbing to this observer was the hostile focus, yet again, on Ireland’s carbon tax

Designation would oblige public bodies to smooth the path of offshore wind farm projects in so far as their statutory powers allow

Temperatures exceeded 30 degrees inside Arctic Circle as entire continent suffered extreme weather

High Court told new rules allowing data centres to use fossil fuel power breach climate law

Any additional emissions will cause additional climate harm: that’s the basic physical and moral challenge of climate change

Knowing how much it costs to heat the livingroom or have a cup of tea can help keep your spending in check

Golf courses, which also take land out of food production, are rarely framed as a threat to national food security

Supply vulnerabilities should be treated as a stark warning

Jack Chambers tells Oireachtas committee engagement on this issue is under way within Government

Three Galway businessmen suing firm owned by Macquarie and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board over share purchase agreement tied to project

Government needs to face down vested interests and push towards renewable power

Last week’s events showed how reliant we remain on fossil fuels and how culturally embedded that dependence is

Jennifer Whitmore accuses Government of allowing data centres get all the benefits of renewable energy

Other small countries use it, and small modular reactors are coming

Increase in wind energy shields country from worst of spike, Wind Energy Ireland says

If global oil prices soar past $100 a barrel, it will be impossible to shield the Irish economy - or anyone reliant on fossil fuels - from the impact

Dependence on natural gas and rising network charges blamed by experts for high energy costs

A Limerick reader questions whether fiscal considerations are delaying the green transition

Green Party says move is ‘death’ of climate act

Critical effort must go into balancing both so we have a competitive, secure and affordable energy system

Bowing to pressure and abandoning oil and gas exploration will cost us dearly in terms of future energy security

We like to think of ourselves as a nuclear-free zone but we are currently building the multi-billion-euro Celtic connector to France to get access to its nuclear power

Reading US intentions on Iran is proving next to impossible

Country faces prolonged and great uncertainty over price and availability of fuels we depend on

Government ‘cannot shield people from the full impact of the war’, Coalition source says

Biggest UK private pension fund to take 50% stake in incinerator’s parent company

The country is a canary in the coal mine for dealing with the strains of a boom in energy demand

Short-term support should target the most vulnerable through the welfare system but failure to phase out fossil fuels is costing consumers