Ireland’s offshore wind energy ambitions are starting to take off

Ireland already has the highest share of onshore wind in its electricity mix of any country in Europe – 38%. But it wants to get 70% of its electricity from renewables by 2030. To deliver that the Government wants to add a further 4GW of onshore wind capacity by then – and build 5 GW…

SEAI publishes Ireland’s 2020 National Energy Balance

Highlights Energy Related CO2 emissions 11.5% lower in 2020 Most significant emissions reduction since 2009 recession and is largely due to COVID-19 impacts Total energy consumption down by almost 9%, largely due to reductions in transport use Energy related CO2 emissions fell by 11.5% (4.3 million tonnes) in 2020, which is the most significant annual…

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