The significant and growing energy demands of artificial intelligence are prompting a rapid expansion of energy production, often involving fossil fuel plants. This rush to increase energy capacity, including the reactivation of old coal plants, […]
In a significant setback for Ireland’s ambitions as a European hub for tech and data centers, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has canceled plans for a €300 million server rack manufacturing plant in Dublin’s Ballycoolin industrial […]
Norway’s Aker Solutions has secured more work from Dragados Offshore, picking up a contract to build steel substructure for the BalWin2 high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station, part of the 2 GW offshore wind grid […]
The state-led strategic gas emergency reserve will address Ireland’s energy security needs while avoiding fossil fuel lock-in, Ireland’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications said in a statement. Ireland is one of five EU […]
Ireland’s parliament, the Dáil, nominated Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin as prime minister for the second time on Thursday. Martin was supposed to be nominated Taoiseach on Wednesday. However, opposition parties, angry about speaking-time rules […]
Ireland’s parliament, the Dáil, descended into chaos on Wednesday, postponing what was supposed to be a routine vote to confirm the new prime minister. The Dáil was due to elect Fianna Fáil leader Micheál […]
Potential electrical interconnections between Ireland and Britain were a key topic in the first in-person meeting between Irish Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan and UK Secretary of State for Energy Security […]
National Express Coventry is trialling a new electric bus, the Volvo BZL Electric, over the next few weeks. This single-decker bus can carry up to 75 passengers and is currently serving routes between Coventry city […]
Sumitomo Electric Industries has completed the Greenlink Interconnector Project, connecting the electricity grids of Ireland and the UK. Greenlink is a subsea and underground electricity interconnector, set to be commissioned in 2024, with the capacity […]
Ireland and Northern Ireland are expected to miss their goal of generating 80% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Forecasts from Cornwall Insight show that only 70% of the power grid will be renewable […]
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