COP28 has failed because it could not get beyond tinkering with the energy system. Ireland’s offshore wind resource is one of the required substitutes to fossil fuels if the world is to clear this hurdle.
Kevin McPartlan represents forecourt retailers, home fuel distributors and an oil refinery. Despite the consensus for net-zero carbon emissions, he sees a future for his industry.
Under the name Bia Energy, the waste and energy entrepreneur is accelerating the completion of the beleaguered Dublin anaerobic digestor he acquired from Energia earlier this year.
Pioneering legislation drove ISIF to sell off most of its fossil fuel investments, but not all. Billions in private bonds and shares also continue to flow to the industry through Ireland.
The first wind farm in Ireland’s race to 80% renewable power returned a 25% margin to its developer. Then the energy world changed.
When Covid-19 decimated revenue from energy projects, Norman Crowley refocused his business on its data-crunching software. Now CoolPlanet is adding mining EVs to its offering and Crowley is upfront about what works and what doesn’t (especially livestock farming).
Backed with €68 million of ISIF money, the $4 billion New York investment firm Energy Impact Partners is seeking companies to back while nurturing Ireland’s climate tech ecosystem.
As the head of the SEAI, William Walsh is tasked with taking the energy transition inside some of Ireland’s hardest places to reach: homes and SMEs. He discusses the challenges facing the fast-growing state agency with Stephen Kinsella.
Despite record-high prices, the State’s latest renewable electricity auction has seen a decline in volumes offered by wind and solar developers. Yet the mood is upbeat for battery storage, a key part of the switch to renewables.
Portstewart man Simon Todd spent most of his career in Houston as a geologist working for oil majors. The opportunity to bring geothermal energy to Ireland has attracted him home.
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