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.
The Norwegian-headquartered investment firm is backing the Irish solar-as-a-service company to expand into Europe and provides a balance between debt and equity funding.
Mainstream Renewable Power Group Lending Ltd, a company used by Mainstream to provide funding to its Chilean entities, was put into liquidation on Wednesday by its parent company.
When a fast-growing French renewable energy developer and one of Ireland’s most recognisable farmers partnered for a large-scale solar farm, local objections escalated quickly.
When it matters, changes can be made in days. Money can be found. Wheels can be turned. When the system wants to do something, it can, and it does. The pandemic mindset needs to turn towards the energy sector.
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