Energy

Ireland moves closer to first offshore auction

With the passage of the Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021, Ireland is moving closer to the holding of its first…

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Time running out for offshore wind targets

By the end of 2022, we will know whether the Government’s target of 5,000MW of offshore wind energy by the…

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TEN-E Regulation: No longer oceans apart

Ireland and Europe must decarbonise energy completely by 2050. Offshore renewable electricity is going to form the backbone of these…

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Offshore: Routes to market and further reduction of risk and costs

Nguyen Dinh, head of hydrogen and principal in Ireland and Vietnam at OWC, and Claire Atkins, OWC Ireland country manager…

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Maritime area planning

Intended to be the centrepiece of a new streamlined consenting regime which will enable the swift deployment of offshore wind…

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Unlocking Ireland’s offshore wind pipeline will be key to meeting Ireland’s renewables targets

Ireland is the leader in Europe when it comes to onshore wind with the highest percentage of onshore wind generation…

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Maritime Area Planning Act signed into law 23 December 2021

The Maritime Area Planning (MAP) Act provides for new consenting processes for foreshore licences, foreshore leases and planning permissions for…

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Ireland’s offshore wind capabilities are evolving rapidly

Ireland’s capabilities around the rapidly developing offshore wind (OW) energy are evolving fast and in a wide range of sectors.…

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Shaping the transformation of Ireland’s electricity grid

In November, EirGrid Chief Executive, Mark Foley and Eamon Ryan TD, Minister for Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport, unveiled the…

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Denmark’s energy islands: A paradigm shift

Denmark’s offshore wind legacy is well established. Now, undertaking the largest construction project in its history, with a projected cost…

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