Ireland

Ireland

SSE Acquires Major Battery Storage Project In Ireland’s Midlands

Energy company SSE has announced the acquisition of development rights for a substantial battery storage project in Ireland’s Midlands.The Thornsberry bat…

Natural Gas

Irish Company Yuno Buys One Of North’s Biggest Energy Suppliers

Northern Ireland gas supplier Firmus Energy, which has 110,000 domestic customers, has been sold to an Irish company.Yuno Group, the holding company for Yuno En…

Carbon Emissions

Renewable Energy to Fall Short of UN Goal to Triple by 2030, IEA Says

High-voltage power lines, an electricity pylon and wind turbines are seen near Pedrola, Spain, December 12, 2021. Picture taken on December 12, 2021. REUTERS/Al…

Solar Power Plant

Highfield Solar Secures Funding for 282MWp of Developments in Ireland

Wexford is the highest yield area for solar in Ireland according to Highview, which is set to build the 141MWp Rosspile solar PV plant in the county. Image: Sea…

Energy Storage Project

Ireland in Line for 1 Gwh Iron-air Battery Storage Project

Image: Form EnergyIn what could be Europe’s first, FuturEnergy Ireland has proposed a project that could store energy for up to 100 hours and be operation…

Renewable Energy

Electroroute Expands Into UK Renewables and Energy Storage Market

Industry predictors of solar/storage build-out have highlighted a sharp rise in applications for co-located storage with a medium-term market capacity in excess…

Wind Turbine

CASC Secures Multi-Million-Euro Work on Siemens Gamesa Offshore Wind Turbine Preassembly

CASC has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa that will see the Northern Ireland-based engineering company working on offshore wind turbine preassem…

Solar Power Plant

Ireland’s RESS 4 Secures 960MW Solar PV

According to Aurora Energy Research, RESS 4 mitigates the lack of success in RESS 3, making Ireland’s capacity targets seem more achievable. Image: Christ…

Wave Energy

WEDUSEA Wave Energy Project Approved by EU

Render of WEDUSEA OceanEnergy OE35 wave energy device, due to launch in UK in summer 2025The European Union has approved a €19.6 million partnership projec…

Offshore Wind Power

Planning Application Filed for 1.3 GW Irish Offshore Wind Project

The joint venture between Fred. Olsen Seawind and EDF Renewables has submitted a planning application to An Bord Pleanála for the development of the 1.3 …

Solar Power Plant

Ørsted Selects Voltalia to Build First Irish Solar Power Plant

Voltalia will build and develop Ørsted’s new Irish solar farm. Image: Ørsted.Voltalia, an energy services provider, will take on the enginee…

Solar project

Baywa.re Receives Planning Consent for First Irish Solar Farm

A rendered view of the now permitted solar site, as seen from the local road. Image: BayWa.ReRenewable energy developer BayWa.re has been granted planning permi…

Solar project

Baywa r.e. Greenlit to Develop 60-MWp Solar Project in Ireland

German renewables company BayWa r.e. AG announced that it has secured approval to develop a solar farm of up to 60 MWp in County Tipperary, Ireland.Ireland&rsqu…

HVDC

Sumitomo Completes Greenlink Interconnector Between Ireland and Wales

Greenlink will provide a new grid connection between Great Island in County Wexford, Ireland, and Pembrokeshire in Wales. Credit: Sumitomo Electric Industries, …

Floating Offshore Wind

Green Rebel Awarded Floating LiDAR Contract for Irish Wind and Wave Energy Test Site

Ireland-based survey provider Green Rebel has secured a contract for floating LiDAR services for the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS), located west of B…