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The Timetable, Terms and Conditions and Qualification Information Pack for the first offshore wind renewable electricity support scheme ("ORESS 1") have been published.

Ireland's offshore renewable energy (ORE) targets are ambitious. Harnessing our powerful wind resource offshore, the Irish Government is charting a path towards achieving Ireland's and Europe's...

Here is a selection of our recent publications, including podcasts recorded by our knowledge lawyers, Aisling Doran and Jane Balfe, discussing a case dealing with the complexities of insolvency and arbitration.

The European Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, an estimated €4.06 billion German measure to support the operation of four storage and regassification units...

Minister for the Economy, Dr. Caoimhe Archibald, has launched the Department for the Economy's Energy Strategy Action Plan 2025, detailing the path to net zero energy for 2025 (the "Action Plan").

The Commission committed to simplifying State aid rules by June 2025 to accelerate the roll-out of renewable energy, deploy industrial decarbonisation and ensure sufficient capacity of clean tech manufacturing.

The Commission has proposed to revise elements of the Clean Energy Package to support development of offshore wind, a sector in which Ireland aspires to reach 7GW of new generation capacity by 2030.

EU legislation aimed at speeding up energy transition across the economy has moved several steps closer to delivery.

As these significant packages of EU legislation near finalisation, we look at latest progress.

To facilitate delivery of new generation projects, grid operators may offer to connect new plant to the grid pending completion of required network reinforcements.

The investment will be allocated between both network operators with ESB Networks and EirGrid to receive €1.5 billion and €2 billion respectively as Ireland's offshore and onshore capabilities...

The Government's January announcement of its Large Energy User Action Plan (LEAP) represents a step change in Ireland's approach to data centre delivery...

Wind farm projects frequently face challenges and litigation from persons and groups seeking to stop projects entirely.

The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) contracts committee has published the second edition of its short-form contract, generally referred to as the Green Book (the 2021 Green Book).

Many developments over the last month likely to be of interest to the transport sector continue to relate to efforts to decarbonise the economy.

Northern Ireland's Department for Economy and Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs have launched a joint consultation on developing a sustainable biomethane sector. The consultation explores how biomethane production can address energy security, agricultural sustainability, nutrient management, and decarbonisation while creating new revenue streams for farmers and supporting a circular economy through organic waste conversion.

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has published a decision paper on 26 September 2024 on the Electricity Connection Policy – Generation and System Services (ECP-GSS) (CRU/202401).