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Oct 17 2021

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…

renewable energy in europe 2020
Oct 17 2021

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…