solar power

British energy bills are significantly lower on average than here, due largely to its offshore wind sector, the largest in Europe

Temperatures exceeded 30 degrees inside Arctic Circle as entire continent suffered extreme weather

Golf courses, which also take land out of food production, are rarely framed as a threat to national food security

Shifting electricity use away from peak hours can help households reduce costs, Electricity Association says

Plan for 140MW solar farm on 338 acres in Kildare is sited on ‘some of the most fertile and productive agricultural land in Ireland’

Increase in wind energy shields country from worst of spike, Wind Energy Ireland says

‘I’ve been told I may need to upgrade the energy rating to at least B2′

Electricity group moves as businesses face prospect of rising energy costs

Fuel crisis seems inevitable in the near future

Critical effort must go into balancing both so we have a competitive, secure and affordable energy system

Addition of projects in Westmeath and Dublin brings to 560MW the power that Statkraft is producing here

Title to lands is disputed

The sooner we rely on our own energy sources the better

Wind and solar groups say 13% and 16% of energy produced in their respective sectors was wasted last year due to grid ‘challenges and congestion’

‘Sleeping giant’ of the energy world ready to play part in providing affordable clean heat

Dynamic tariffs more accurately reflect what’s actually going on with electricity supply and demand

Pakistan’s citizen-led solar revolution was largely unplanned

BNRG Mothel Ltd plans €100m facility

It is financially prudent to consider what the longer-term implications might be

Microgeneration allows people who have invested in renewables in their home to sell excess energy back to the grid

Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we are here to answer all your questions

Community benefit funds are a useful way to enhance public engagement with energy and sustainability and address delays in developing infrastructure

Darragh O’Brien said the grants worked and were helping Ireland meet clean energy targets

Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we answer your EV questions

The Irish-based business has 4.5GW of renewable energy projects in the works in the United States and Ireland

Solar power is reshaping economies, industrial systems and geopolitics

Wind and solar can’t be relied on to replace gas as a reliable source to power our electricity supply

But share of total power demand for data centres predicted to fall to 16 per cent by 2050

Change would end ESB Networks monopoly of electricity line sector

Irish wind farms met 30% of demand in June, while solar farms also had a record month

Efforts to bring about wind and solar farms can support land and marine biodiversity, group says

Almost a third of all electricity came from renewable sources with more records likely

Emissions reduction of 23% anticipated by 2030, but national target is 51%

Based in Carrickmacross, Ciaran Marron has built Activ8 Solar Energies into a business with projected revenues of €70m for this year

Irish companies looking to set up shop in China say a budget of €1 million is needed to get going

Project expected to generate enough electricity to power 16,000 homes

Spending €24bn on projects such as upgrading the grid and electrifying transport and heating could transform the nation

Limerick-based company expects project to offset up to 269 tonnes of carbon

UCD graduate had spent 11 years as chief financial officer

Scientists at Maynooth University are applying a breadth of thinking and innovation with a view to putting farming on a surer footing