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‘Urgent’ planning reform needed to meet renewable energy targets
Anne O'Donoghue
The report from the Climate Change Advisory Council said the national target to increase renewable energy capacity by 1.6GW will not be met without changes to the planning system.
6 May 2024 Renewables
State-led offshore wind farm sites revealed
The seas belong to the Irish people and how we develop them and use the resources must benefit the Irish people, according to Minister Eamon Ryan.
1 May 2024 Viewpoints
Ireland's offshore wind potential
Ireland already has expensive electricity by European standards.
SSE Renewables to sponsor Irish National Sheep Dog Trials
SSE Renewables has been announced as the Irish National Sheep Dog Trials principal sponsor this year. The August event will see 150 sheep dogs and handlers showcase their abilities.
30 April 2024 News
Data centre targets do not compute
There is a threatened shortage of power with regular orange warnings of possible outages from Eirgrid. There is scepticism from climate experts that 2030 targets can be met.
17 April 2024 Opinion
Renewables rollout – know the value of your land
With the rollout of renewables and energy infrastructure set to continue at pace, Stephen Robb looks at the value of some of the lease and purchase deals being offered to landowners.
16 March 2024 Land Report 2013
Windfarm noise a ‘nuisance’ to neighbours, High Court finds
The cases are the first private nuisance claims from wind turbine noise to run in either Ireland or the UK, the judge said. Aodhan O'Faolain reports.
8 March 2024 Renewables
Matching up data centres and suckler cows
What’s the point in getting out of an internationally competitive food sector to provide uncompetitive data for every other country in the world?
6 March 2024 Viewpoints
Shout out for wind farm community fund applications
Wind farms supported under the Government's Renewable Electricity Support Scheme must pay into a community benefit fund each year for 15 years.
21 February 2024 Renewables
Renewables: what is being built in your area?
The rollout of Ireland’s new decentralised energy system continues at pace, with a flurry of planning applications submitted over the past month. Stephen Robb reports
17 January 2024 Renewables
Wind energy generation continues to climb
Wind farms alone provided on average 35% of the island’s electricity, setting a new record for the amount of power they produced.
17 January 2024 Renewables
Watch: wind farms – a lot more than meets the eye
The Irish Farmers Journal visited the recently completed Lenalea wind farm in Donegal to see what makes them tick.
25 December 2023 Renewables