The promise of solar farms can be lucrative for farmers, and developers are upping bids to access their land – but they face a long process before panels go up. A new court judgement shows what can happen if a landowner suddenly gets cold feet.
Simon Phelan's business offers British households all-in-one solutions to finance and operate green energy sources. Environmental credentials have helped Hometree raise capital from blue-chip investors in a depressed funding market.
The deal marks the second time Aidan McDonnell’s smart utility start-up has secured industry backing in as many years. Pinergy's CEO Enda Gunnell says the energy crisis has accelerated demand for its insights.
The fluids traditionally used in heating and cooling are notoriously energy-inefficient, yet there had been no progress for decades in this area. With an easy-to-use product, HT Materials has caught the eye of high-profile global investors.
There is more to Sinn Féin’s climate policy than its opposition to the carbon tax or its non-commital stance on the emission cuts needed in agriculture, an in-depth discussion with Lynn Boylan and Darren O’Rourke reveals.
The most divisive debate at the recent Wind Energy Conference focused on an apparently technocratic point of EU law, which ended up sparking a classical clash between advocates of the free market and state intervention. The electricity bills of 450 million Europeans are at stake.
The former owners of Beauparc are back in the waste and energy business after acquiring the Huntstown biogas project. Developed to generate gas from brown bins, the plant is not yet in commercial operation.
After years of delays, a court dispute and a large write-off, Energia has found a willing buyer for its problem-riddled Dublin biogas plant. Waste treatment entrepreneur Eamon Waters is familiar with the project.
By focusing on the heavy equipment niche, the Claregalway battery technology start-up has convinced investors to back its plans for a fully-fledged factory. The sums at stake had remained secret – until now.
Recent days have seen major components of inflation – energy, grain and freight prices – fall back to the levels seen before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yet market observers offer no guarantees that this will last.
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