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Colm McCarthy on 18 Aug 2021
Colm McCarthy: a target is not a policy
The 7% per annum overall cut in Ireland’s emissions was always ambitious, even had there been a coherent energy policy framework.
Stephen Robb on 20 Jun 2021
ESB to demolish ex-midlands power plants to build renewable energy centres
The transition from the peat economy of the midlands into renewables continues at pace.
on 10 Jun 2021
Community benefit a key theme from Shaping Our Electricity Future consultation
EirGrid, operator of the national electricity grid, will next week close its nationwide consultation on Shaping Our Electricity Future.
Stephen Robb on 05 May 2021
Opportunity for farmers to help shape renewable electricity grid infrastructure
Time is running out to have your say on how the electricity grid will be developed into the future.
on 22 Apr 2021
Upgrading lines, upgrading lives: the Kildare-Meath Grid Upgrade
EirGrid faces the twin challenges of meeting increasing demand for electricity while at the same time ensuring that we move to green, renewable sources of generation, such as wind and solar power.
Niall Hurson on 13 Apr 2021
'Underground line for Kildare-Meath a mockery of North-South interconnector'
NEPPC said it is appalled by the ‘total contradiction’ in EirGrid’s arguments and decision making criteria between the KML and the second interconnector.
Stephen Robb on 08 Apr 2021
Second battery energy storage project completed
Renewable energy producer Statkraft completes its second Irish energy storage project in Kerry
Colm McCarthy on 17 Mar 2021
Can we decarbonise Ireland’s electricity system as demand rises?
The growth in data centres located in Ireland highlights a double standard when it comes to the Government's climate change targets, writes Colm McCarthy.
Stephen Robb on 10 Mar 2021
Have your say on the future of Ireland’s electricity network
Farmers and members of the public are being urged to take part in a new nationwide consultation aimed at shaping the future of Ireland’s electricity network.
Stephen Robb on 24 Feb 2021
Shedding light on electricity grid connections
Stephen Robb looks at the options for connecting to the national electricity grid and what to look out for when developing a new renewables project.
Contributor on 02 Nov 2020
2020 Vision: renewables and farmers in 2030
Renewable energy continues to receive a lot of debate, but the trend in the development of the sector indicates that it will primarily be for big business rather than farmers, writes Tom Bruton*.
Amy Forde on 16 Sep 2020
Compensation for over 600 landowners for electricity line
This week, the planning authorities in Northern Ireland gave permission for the North-South Interconnector to go ahead.
Paul Mooney on 15 Jan 2020
Farmers' 10 years opposing Eirgrid sub-station
The blockade has been under way for 18 months to prevent construction work being carried out.
Jack Kennedy on 01 Jan 2020
Keeping farming sustainable in 2020 and beyond
We review expected environmental changes and how this will impact on farmers as we move into a new decade.
Jack Kennedy on 01 Jan 2020
Powering rural Ireland: EirGrid going from fossil fuels to green energy
Powering and planning ahead vital to keep the lights on in rural Ireland. Jack Kennedy sits down with EirGrid chief executive Mark Foley.
Stephen Robb on 12 Sep 2019
First auction of new RESS scheme expected in 2020
Scheme will promote move to renewable energy from wind, solar and anaerobic digestion.
Barry Cassidy on 20 Feb 2019
Supreme Court upholds North-South pylon plan despite opposition from residents
Despite opposition from residents, the Supreme Court has upheld An Bord Pleanala's decision to grant planning permission for the North-South Interconnector.
Amy Forde on 30 Nov 2018
Landowner blockade at Eirgrid substation enters 160th day
It has been 160 days since landowners, part of the Ratheniska Timahoe Spink (RTS) substation action group, first blockaded site in Co Laois over plans to build a 400kv substation on it.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 03 Oct 2018
North-South Interconnector: overhead lines strongly recommended, says EirGrid
The chief executive of the EirGrid has insisted that putting the interconnector underground is not a viable option.
Thomas Hubert on 02 Oct 2018
Underground North-South Interconnector a 'credible' but expensive option
Planned pylons opposed by many farmers along the route of proposed new power lines in the northeast could be replaced by an underground scheme, at least tripling costs, experts have said.