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 Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, along with his Belgian and UK counterparts, Minister Tinne van der Straeten and Andrew Bowie, have signed a Joint Statement in Bruges, Belgium today, which paves the way for greater cooperation on renewables and interconnection opportunities between the three countries. Minister Ryan spoke about how…
Submitted to the European Commission in December 2023, the NECP highlights Ireland’s commitment to a sustainable energy future. We are delighted to be recognized as a vital component of Ireland’s energy evolution. MaresConnect, currently in the development phase, has recently progressed under the TYNDP 2024 application process, solidifying its position as the most realistic…
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…
Electricity use by data centres increased by almost a third last year alone as the sector expanded and activity increased. The 31pc increase in demand in 2022 is just the latest in a series of annual increases which has seen the sector’s energy usage soar by 400pc in the last seven years. The extraordinary growth…
The system alert means that the buffer between the demand for electricity and the available supply is currently below optimum levels. While the alert warns of potential future issues, it does not indicate a current loss of electricity supply to customers. A system alert often passes off without incident once a sufficient buffer between electricity…