Energy

Energia: a major Irish wind generator

An overview of energia’s market offering A member of the Viridian Group, Energia has 300MW of operational renewable electricity capacity…

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De-risking renewables: the investment imperative

The IBEC-CBI Joint Business Council considers how to bridge the financial gap in renewable energy. Economies around the globe are…

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Meeting Europe’s 2020 targets

Marie Donnelly, Renewable Energy Director for the European Commission, discusses energy efficiency and innovation with Owen McQuade. Europe is on…

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A confident future

Mainstream Renewable Power’s Chief Executive for offshore, Andy Kinsella, shares an upbeat vision of the sector’s future with Owen McQuade.…

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A powerful force: renewable energy’s role in Ireland’s green economy

Stephen Dineen sums up the sector’s current contribution and its potential to drive future economic growth. The phrase ‘green economy’…

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Targets and market integration

Renewable energy policy in Ireland has been driven by two issues in recent years: binding targets from Europe and the…

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Ireland’s renewable future

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is at the forefront of the renewable energy agenda. eolas discusses its work…

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Managing the risk of ‘out of warranty’ turbines

‘To extend, or not to extend (the warranty)’ that is the question? At a recent wind conference, concerns were raised…

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Grid25

EirGrid continues to uprate its lines and construct new substations to enable the electricity transmission grid to facilitate Ireland’s 40…

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UK electricity market reform: the local input

Alex McLean and Alan Bissett consider how the changes could skew the merit order for local generators and end ROCs…

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