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 […]
Data centres in Ireland now account for over a fifth of the country’s metered electricity consumption, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). In 2023, data centres used 21% of the […]
It’s official. Reliance on wind-power in Ireland is a recipe for a climate-disaster. This is not according to the Donald Trump Oil Fracking Lobby of Climate Change Deniers, but according to Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency. […]
TotalEnergies and SSE have announced the creation of a joint venture named Source, aimed at developing an electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the UK and Ireland. This new initiative plans to deploy up to […]
The Irish wind energy sector has raised concerns about the potential closure of numerous wind farms due to outdated planning regulations. Wind Energy Ireland warns that without urgent government intervention, around 20% of Ireland’s wind […]
Ireland’s two main coalition parties looked set on Saturday (8 June) to soundly beat Sinn Féin in local council elections, a surprising and potentially devastating blow to the left-wing party’s hope of its first […]
Simon Harris, set to become Ireland’s youngest ever taoiseach (prime minister), will hope his social media skills and fresh face can save his party’s flagging fortunes as elections loom. Already dubbed by media the […]
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