Improved support needed for householders to ease switch from fossil fuels, says climate council
Call comes regarding heating homes as independent body welcomes 6% fall in carbon emissions by building sector
Call comes regarding heating homes as independent body welcomes 6% fall in carbon emissions by building sector
Do not be fooled by a cool June in Ireland - our planet is on track for its hottest year and cutting emissions is vital
State still ‘well off track’ for 2030 targets despite reductions in almost all sectors
Storage systems can bank excess energy from renewables that can be utilised on the grid instead of fossil fuel
Dublin-listed renewable energy storage developer has signed a deal with Dutch market leader SemperPower
It is easy to discern a reflective personality and a strong engineer mindset in the man leading the ESB
Delays in getting planning permission for wind farms has meant 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets are in jeopardy
Thinking in a Climate Emergency: The more you look, the more climate and environmental impacts you find. So lines must be drawn and this is where legal responsibility tends to trump ethical responsibility
Government must move to ensure ‘repowering’ to more efficient wind farms is made a lot easier
Land use report critical to meeting big challenges including ensuring land becomes substantial store of carbonm says Eamon Ryan
The utility deal for Pallas Windfarm Limited has been referred to the competition regulator
At a time of climate crisis sustainable aviation fuel is a long way off, while industry figures don’t count flight emissions
Series of measures agreed by Cabinet to scale up climate actions at a faster pace
Minister for Climate Eamon Ryan details the particular risks for Ireland based on latest scientific evidence
Move gives existing investors the chance to avoid having their stakes diluted by a placing last week
Ireland continues to be the second worst carbon emitter per capita in EU and ranks 20th out of 27 member states in progress to national targets
Second major project in Australia unveiled this month as group tries to move on from Chile woes
IrDEA reports call for €1 billion State investment to kick-start the sector before 2030
A new regime of fixed tariffs, announced on Wednesday, will make it more worthwhile for individuals, companies and community projects to sell on excess power
Rail freight, heat pumps, low-carbon agricultural feed and grid investment among measures agreed
The application will go directly to An Bord Pleanála on Friday
Taoiseach Simon Harris acknowledges company’s role in leading industry through green transition
QUB team successfully deploy technology on satellites that can constantly turn to face the sun and send power back to Earth in form of microwave energy
Data centres use vast quantities of electricity and there have been calls for a moratorium on such facilities
Time to grasp opportunity in the electricity sector, says Climate Change Advisory Council chairwoman Marie Donnelly
Shannon Estuary Taskforce chairman says State making a strategic error by not backing floating wind
State’s first so-called DMAP will guide next offshore auction for developers later this year as 900MW wind farm targetted for development by 2030
Micheál Martin says planning system is now adequately resourced to cater for projects, Wind Energy Ireland conference hears
At a Time of Climate Crisis: This revolution has been made possible by big strides in battery technology, which has driven down the cost, weight and size of batteries
State’s ‘biggest industrial opportunity for decades’ provides certainty for investors, says Eamon Ryan
Irish entrepreneur Cathal Friel orchestrated the flotation of company earlier this month
The €1.5 billion development is the first to be built off the western seaboard and is expected to power 350,000 homes
Ireland can learn from the most ambitious facilities in Europe scaling up for floating offshore technology
Wild Geese: Mark Duffy, Stockholm
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices