US firm looks to fund Irish LNG terminal
Production
New Fortress Energy, a US firm seeking to develop an LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal and power station in western
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Ireland told to cut fossil-fuel use
Storage
Ireland must rapidly develop renewable sources after a study found that fossil fuels produced 90 per cent of energy last
Study calls on Irish to ditch solid fuels
Environment
Air pollution in Ireland caused by the burning of wood, coal and peat for domestic heating is responsible for more
Ireland ditches peat in carbon drive
Environment
Ireland’s semi-state-run peat firm has announced the closure of 17 bogs in an effort to move towards greener forms of
Dublin called to back offshore wind
Environment
Irish offshore wind energy has the potential to create up to 20,000 jobs during the next two decades if it
Statkraft buys Element wind farms
Production
Norway’s Statkraft has confirmed the purchase of the Element Power Group’s Irish and UK operations. The agreement means the absorption
Statkraft in Irish wind projects talks
Environment
Statkraft, a Norwegian state-owned renewable energy firm, says it is looking to buy a large slice of the wind farm
Leaks warn of Northern Irish Brexit chaos
Transmission
Northern Ireland faces blackouts and heavy electricity price rises if the UK crashes out of the European Union with no
State-backed fund buys Irish wind farm
Environment
An Irish renewable energy fund, Greencoat Renewables, has bought a wind farm in County Wexford in southeast Ireland as part
Fracking rebels set to oppose govt
Policy
As the UK government pushes to develop a fracking sector, Conservative MPs are reportedly preparing to rebel over its proposal
Chinese panels to boost Irish solar sector
Environment
The decision by the European Union to scrap restrictions on Chinese solar imports will stimulate Ireland’s renewable sector, according to
Ireland launches renewable auctions
Transmission
Ireland has approved its long-awaited Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS), with the first auction set to take place next year
Ireland hopes to copy Hywind
Transmission
Ireland’s Atlantic coastline has some of Europe’s most powerful waves, but the republic has so far been incapable of harnessing
German projects provide EU model
Environment
In Germany, the price paid for solar-generated electricity within communities is presenting a model for the rest of Europe to
Total buys Engie LNG assets
Production
French oil and gas giant Total has completed a £1.1 billion acquisition of Engie’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets in