Renewables

SEAI vs TAMS: 10 key differences farmers need to know

With TAMS solar funding increasingly restricted, Stephen Robb examines 10 key differences between the enhanced 45% SEAI grant and TAMS.

RENEWABLES 11 November 2026

SEAI vs TAMS: 10 key differences farmers need to know

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Over 60 farmers agree to supply proposed Macroom AD plant

Over 60 farmers agree to supply proposed Macroom AD plant

NEWS 11 November 2026

Four major AD projects make it to planning stages

Four major AD projects make it to planning stages

NEWS 11 November 2026

Renewables supply 48% of Ireland’s electricity in October

Renewables supply 48% of Ireland’s electricity in October

Renewables supply 48% of Ireland’s electricity in October

RENEWABLES 9 November 2026

Key wind and solar auction looms amid viability concerns

Key wind and solar auction looms amid viability concerns

Key wind and solar auction looms amid viability concerns

RENEWABLES 4 November 2026

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Renewed opposition to Gort biogas plant as locals call public meeting

Renewed opposition to Gort biogas plant as locals call public meeting

Plans for a biogas plant outside Gort have resurfaced, prompting residents to call a public meeting as opposition to the development gathers momentum.

NEWS 2 November 2026

Down to Agribusiness: power, policy and the price of doing business

Down to Agribusiness: power, policy and the price of doing business

Stephen and Lorcan discuss Ireland's energy future, business costs and the €1.2bn agriculture underspend, joined by former Climate Change Advisory Council chair Marie Donnelly.

PODCAST 30 October 2026

NI biomethane: ahead of the game, behind the curve

NI biomethane: ahead of the game, behind the curve

Northern Ireland has the ingredients for a thriving biomethane industry, but can its long-awaited policy framework deliver the commercial certainty needed, asks Stephen Robb.

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 October 2026

Call for energy credits as wholesale electricity prices surge by 93% in a year

Call for energy credits as wholesale electricity prices surge by 93% in a year

Wholesale electricity prices in Ireland have surged by almost 93% over the past year, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.

NEWS 28 October 2026

Down to Agribusiness: Kerry buyback, agri exports and the bioeconomy

Down to Agribusiness: Kerry buyback, agri exports and the bioeconomy

This week’s Down to Agribusiness covers Ireland’s agri food exports, Kerry Group’s latest results, energy prices and Dublin’s Bioeconomy Summit, with special guest Chris Huhne.

NEWS 23 October 2026

NI biomethane investment at risk without Stormont action

NI biomethane investment at risk without Stormont action

Northern Ireland risks losing out on major biomethane investment without government action, a conference has heard, writes Stephen Robb.

PODCAST 21 October 2026

€200m AD scheme raises more questions than answers

€200m AD scheme raises more questions than answers

With applications expected to open in the coming weeks, the breadth of questions being asked of developers suggests key elements of the €200m scheme are still being worked out.

RENEWABLES 21 October 2026

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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