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The publication marks a pivotal moment in the Government's plans to develop the State's biomethane sector. The Government, as proposed in the Climate Action Plan, intend this sector...

Following the publication of the provisional results last week of the first auction under the Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS) (see our previous article here)...

This issue concerns how to dispatch and remunerate renewable generators in situations where more renewable energy is available than is required to meet total system demand for electricity.

The Planning and Development Act 2024 was signed into law by the President on 17 October 2024. It is expected that the act will be commenced in stages...

The Council agreed its positionon operational provisions (643 KB) to be included in the proposed Regulation establishing the Connecting Europe Facility 2028–2034.

The Government is consulting on RESS 3 auction design and implementation. The closing date for responses is 16 December 2022.

As Ireland grapples with rising electricity demand from data centres and AI infrastructure while pursuing decarbonisation goals, Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) have emerged as a potential solution to provide reliable...

The need for district heating development has been identified by the Irish Government as being a key part of Ireland's overall strategy to improve energy efficiency of buildings and reduce emissions.

The European Parliament has approved revisions to the European Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) that are intended to reduce carbon...

The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, as amended (the 2015 Act) commits Ireland to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 51% from 2018 levels by 2030...

RESS 4 is the fourth auction held under the Irish Government's Renewable Electricity Support Scheme.

Consultation on RESS 6 terms and conditions by the Department for Climate, Energy and the Environment runs until 13 March 2026.

The Irish energy sector has made good progress to deliver the Government's target of 40% of electricity generated from renewable sources by 2020.

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities ("CRU") published a consultation paper on proposed structural changes to Electricity Network Tariffs to apply from 1 October 2022...

Ireland's electricity demand is surging due to data centres and digital infrastructure, yet nuclear energy remains legally prohibited despite growing European support and technological advances.

Although Northern Ireland’s geographic location on the periphery of Europe has lent itself to a traditional dependency on fuel imports to meet our energy needs, the landscape is changing as we diversify away from fossil fuel based generation – both literally and figuratively.

The Commission proposed amendments to the Measuring Instruments Directive to harmonise the measuring requirements for electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen refilling stations across the EU.