Full coverage: Renewable energy

The energy storage business has been growing in tandem with intermittent renewable supply. It can also offer a quick fix to insufficient network capacity – as long as it doesn’t replace necessary upgrades.

Engineer Catherine Sheridan joined Cork entrepreneur Pearse Flynn's new company EI H2 six months ago to hunt for energy players willing to explore hydrogen as a replacement green fuel. The technology is there, but her job is just as much about hearts and minds.

The latest project to produce the clean fuel is due to enter production next year on an existing wind farm, focusing on demand as well as supply.

The state-owned utility needs to work with the wider industry if Ireland is to keep the lights on while respecting its climate obligations. CEO Paddy Hayes answers The Currency's questions on finance and grid connections.

The Irish solar industry is woefully underdeveloped. The problem isn't a lack of sunlight, but a crushingly slow approval system involving An Bord Pleanála, EirGrid and the ESB.

The stubborn public perception that someone else will have to change their lifestyle to cut greenhouse gas emissions can give the impression that only innovation will solve the problem. The government's home retrofit scheme reaches into this gap.

The Dublin start-up has been growing sales of energy-saving lights and solar panels as a service to business customers. Its co-founder Kevin Maughan says this model is on the cusp of becoming a mainstream product.

Ten business leaders at the forefront of the transformation to a low-carbon future share their hopes and fears as Ireland gets to grips with global climate change.

The publication of the Climate Action Plan and the mixed reaction to COP26 at the end of last year set the scene for an acceleration of climate policy. This two-part series explores the joined-up approach required to harness the power of business in this effort.

The latest Climate Action Plan falls short of the Government's own targets, showing that ministers continue to dither on making hard decisions. By default, a growing share of steeper efforts will fall on electricity generation – and there, at least, some action is happening.