Ireland’s aim is to become an energy exporter but it remains vulnerable currently because of its dependence on imported fossil fuels, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has declared. Speaking at a French summit of 40 world leaders, Mr Martin said Ireland’s “way out” of dependence on foreign supplies will rely on offshore wind, especially “floating” turbines, green…
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…
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…
The UK is looking to bring Irish firms on board for joint bids in future renewable energy projects, including offshore wind. Britain’s trade envoy to Ireland told the Irish Independent that offshore wind was a major opportunity for investors on both sides of the Irish Sea, as both governments have made made ambitious renewable electricity targets. “It’s all about building…
Data showing electricity demand growing faster than renewables across the world is particularly pertinent to Ireland, especially with the proliferation of data centres, a leading energy expert has said. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said this week that renewables are expanding quickly but not quickly enough to satisfy a strong rebound in global electricity demand.…
The UK Government first announced plans to move the date from 2025 to 2024 in February 2020 and said, at the time, that the official change to legislation would be made ahead of COP26. At that time, the UN climate summit was still set to take place in autumn 2020. It was subsequently delayed for a year…