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The gas regulatory framework has undergone a significant overhaul, as the EU lays the foundation for decarbonisation and further integration of energy markets.

2025 has been a significant year for planning and environmental decisions. In this article Stephen Barry, reviews six significant High Court decisions from 2025...

The treaty aims to bring coherence across all EU policy areas linked to the oceans, boosting fisheries and aquaculture and ensuring good governance and sustainability.

Ireland aims to produce up to 5.7 TWh of indigenously sourced biomethane by 2030. As momentum in the sector gears up, we look at some key aspects of developing biomethane production facilities.

Ireland's RESS 6 renewable electricity support scheme introduces significant changes including NZIA compliance requirements, a new composite scoring methodology combining price, resilience and energy system integration factors, and technology-specific auction pots for wind and solar projects. The scheme will support successful projects until 2046, with stricter obligations around supply chain diversification, cybersecurity standards, and Public Service Obligation compliance compared to previous iterations.

Following on from Budget 2025, which was characterised by its significant investment in infrastructure, the Programme for Government confirms that stable, long-term, effective delivery...

The European Commission has adopted Fit for 55, the cornerstone of the European Green Deal. It is a highly significant, cross-sectoral package detailing the binding actions...

Solar Photovoltaics (PV) is the fastest growing deployed renewable energy technology across the world in the last decade.

Significant challenges have arisen in recent years with the exponential rise of planning related judicial review challenges, at a time when there has never been a greater urgency to deliver...

The European Council and Parliament have agreed to update the lists of ground and surface water pollutants under the Water Framework Directive, Environmental Quality Standards Directive and Groundwater Directive...

The National Biomethane Strategy, published in May 2024, sets out the policy framework for an agri-led biomethane sector.

Stakeholders in the Irish offshore renewable energy sector received a boost late last week with the long-awaited publication of Ireland's proposed new regulatory regime for offshore development.

Terms and conditions for a fifth onshore renewable electricity support scheme are undergoing consultation. Our briefing is available here.

The European Council has agreed to a proposal to set a binding target of a 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2040.

Ireland's Draft Renewable Heat Obligation Bill 2025 introduces a new framework requiring fossil fuel suppliers to ensure a prescribed percentage of heating energy comes from renewable sources, mirroring...

Changes in the planning landscape for wind farm developments continue, with a number of important decisions having been delivered by the High Court, Supreme Court...

The decision of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities ("CRU") on connection to the electricity grid for data centres is available: Review of Large Energy Users Connection Policy...