RENEWABLE ISLAND

Content collection highlighting a variety of news and debate on sustainable living as it relates to the future energy needs across our cities, industry, environment, government and business sectors.

RENEWABLE ISLAND

Content collection highlighting a variety of news and debate on sustainable living as it relates to the future energy needs across our cities, industry, environment, government and business sectors.

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Hydroelectric generator at K Club switched off indefinitely
Hydroelectric generator at K Club switched off indefinitely
Anglers and Inland Fisheries Ireland complained it had been installed without requisite planning permission and represented a danger to fish stocks

Fri, 23 May, 2025

John Gibbons: East Cork solar farm row shows politicians must get off the fence on renewables
John Gibbons: East Cork solar farm row shows politicians must get off the fence on renewables
Cutting a massive fossil fuel import bill by developing clean, secure, and locally produced energy should be the priority

Wed, 21 May, 2025

Ørsted begins construction on 55MW solar farm close to Cork City
Ørsted begins construction on 55MW solar farm close to Cork City
Danish company's solar pipeline in Ireland stands at 700MW

Tue, 06 May, 2025

Darragh O' Brien: Offshore acceleration plan will be a game-changer for Ireland and our future economy
Darragh O' Brien: Offshore acceleration plan will be a game-changer for Ireland and our future economy
Our approach to offshore wind energy can ensure we boost energy independence and security, which will deliver real climate action

Thu, 01 May, 2025

APTOPIX Spain Power Outage
What caused the blackout in Spain and Portugal and did renewable energy play a part?
The countries boast high levels of wind and solar on their grids, leading to speculation about the robustness of the technology

Tue, 29 Apr, 2025

€88m Waterford wind farm refused over location in 'exclusion zone' for renewable energy projects
€88m Waterford wind farm refused over location in 'exclusion zone' for renewable energy projects
An Bord Pleanála said Coumnagappul Wind Farm would be most discernible within the immediate locality for a range of five kilometres which would have an adverse impact on the amenities of the area

Thu, 17 Apr, 2025

European researchers test pioneering solar energy system in Cork that could cut heating bills
European researchers test pioneering solar energy system in Cork that could cut heating bills
As well as reducing domestic home heating bills, the MiniStor system could reduce, or potentially remove the need for solid fuel, oil or gas-based heating systems in homes

Thu, 10 Apr, 2025

Aerial,Drone,Shot,Of,Engineers,Inspecting,Solar,Panels,In,Field
Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds
Solar power 'the engine' of global energy transition, report finds

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

Aerial view over solar farm photovoltaic power station solar panels
Stephen Cadogan: The era of solar farms has truly arrived
In 2024, 11% of the EU's electricity came from solar, overtaking coal, according to industry estimates

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

LNG tanker is passing by Singapore Strait.
Ciarán Brennan: Government is letting bills mount up rather than deal with climate change
Ireland faces an eye-watering €26bn bill for missing EU climate targets but the Government is prioritising short-term economic growth over environmental protections

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Read: The scientists' letter opposing imported US LNG
Read: The scientists' letter opposing imported US LNG
A group of prominent energy and climate scientists has written to Taoiseach Micheál Martin ahead of his visit to the White House to urge him not to back down on Ireland's commitment to phasing out fossil fuel dependence

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

LNG Offshore Terminal
Government's commercial LNG plan 'will deepen Ireland's dependence on fossil fuels'
A group of leading academics from a number of universities in Ireland and the US have warned the Government that failing to heed its warnings could forfeit a 'tremendous opportunity to transition towards a cleaner, more secure energy system'

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

Wasted renewable energy could help households living in energy poverty, says TD
Wasted renewable energy could help households living in energy poverty, says TD
The strategy would not increase costs for businesses or consumers and would not interfere with the market or put additional burden on the taxpayer.

Mon, 24 Feb, 2025

Wind turbine power at sunrise
Wind farm planners granted Judicial Review in 'significant' High Court case
The principal grounds of the challenge was that the board had erred in law in failing to comply with its obligations under Section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Cabon Development Act 2015, writes solicitor Stephen Coppinger.

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

renewable energy: modern solar panels (HDRi)
Ireland and the world want to go green but we don't yet have enough workers with the skills to do so
Demand for green talent grew twice as quickly as supply between 2023 and 2024

Fri, 10 Jan, 2025

4/4/2014. Issues over Wind Farms
Share of electricity from wind fell last year as national grid is not 'strong enough'
Wind Energy Ireland said: 'Every time a wind turbine is shut down because the grid can’t take the electricity it means higher bills and more carbon emissions.'

Fri, 10 Jan, 2025

Offshore Wind Farm
Security concerns around offshore windfarms 'overwhelmingly the number one issue'
It comes as a new document shows that almost 80% of Ireland’s energy supply, primarily fossil fuels, is imported

Wed, 11 Dec, 2024

Silhouetted wind turbine at a rural windfarm.
European gas prices slip amid forecast for mild, windy weather
Benchmark futures dropped as much as 2.6% to the lowest level in more than two weeks

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

The Irish Planning Appeals Board
County Cork solar farm gets green light despite objections  
Residents living near the site of the proposed solar farm claimed the planning application should never have been validated due to a lack of information

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

Kevin McPartlan: Reliance on fuel taxation to drive change in Ireland is 'flawed'
Kevin McPartlan: Reliance on fuel taxation to drive change in Ireland is 'flawed'
The carbon tax hike due to kick in next Wednesday is the latest in a long line of price rises with taxes making up the majority of the hikes

Sun, 29 Sep, 2024

More than €584bn subsidies a year in developing world harmful to climate, says report
More than €584bn subsidies a year in developing world harmful to climate, says report
ActionAid says ‘parasitic behaviour’ is fuelling climate crisis and represents ‘corporate capture’ of public finance

Wed, 18 Sep, 2024

Offshore Wind Farm
Ireland has no plausible plan to deliver offshore renewable energy
Despite a number of reports outlining Ireland’s ambitions for offshore renewable energy, research has shown that port development is a major bottleneck to progression of these plans

Wed, 11 Sep, 2024

Land-zoning issues to become next 'crisis' for wind energy projects
Land-zoning issues to become next 'crisis' for wind energy projects
The de-zoning of areas which were previously designated for renewable energy development has deepened the industry's planning woes

Fri, 30 Aug, 2024

Codling Wind Park submits plans for significant offshore project
Codling Wind Park submits plans for significant offshore project
The renewable venture is set to create 1,000 jobs during the construction phase and approximately 75 long term operations and maintenance roles.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2024

My Job: Making sure offshore wind has a positive impact
S My Job: Making sure offshore wind has a positive impact
In a position where no two days are the same, Dr Caroline Roche travels the country, meeting people in all the localities where potential offshore wind energy sites may be found

Fri, 16 Aug, 2024

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