The decision by UK energy regulator Ofgem to approve two new electricity interconnectors between Britain and the island of Ireland has been welcomed by outgoing Minister for Energy Eamon Ryan. One interconnector project, LirIC, will link Scotland with Northern Ireland via a 142km subsea cable and deliver 0.7 GW of additional electricity capacity. The other,…
The amount of UK electricity generated from fossil fuels fell 22% year-on-year in 2023 to the lowest level since 1957. Analysis from Carbon Brief has revealed that the 104TWh generated from fossil fuels in 2023 is the lowest level in 66 years. Electricity from fossil fuels has now fallen by two-thirds (199TWh) since peaking in…
The latest Wind Energy Report shows the sector provided 37% of Ireland’s electricity in November 2023. The latest figures, published by Wind Energy Ireland, mean the month was the third highest for wind energy generation this year. The report comes days after the island of Ireland hit a new record for wind generation, with levels…
Renewables accounted for an impressive 41.5% of the UK’s total electricity in 2022. That’s according to new data released by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, which suggests onshore and offshore wind farms both recorded their highest-ever annual electricity volumes, contributing significantly to the overall renewable energy output. Wind energy has emerged as the UK’s largest clean…
13 July 2023 MaresConnect Limited (MCL) has applied to the Minister of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a Foreshore Licence under Section 3 of the Foreshore Act 1933, as amended, to carry out site investigation survey works off the coast of County Dublin; these site investigation works are to be carried out in order…
12 July 2023 MaresConnect Limited has applied to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for a licence to undertake marine surveys to inform the design and routeing of the marine cable component of the potential Interconnector. The aim of the surveys is to identify environmental and technical constraints to be incorporated into a final marine licence application.…