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Full coverage: Renewable energy

Who controls the largest share of €1.9bn State-backed green energy contracts?

Analysis of five years' worth of company data by The Currency reveals the owners of the biggest slices in the Renewable Electricity Supply Scheme pie. Upstarts feature alongside established players.

Alice Chambers
23rd Oct, 2025 - 8 min read

“A step-up point”: 15 years on, Power Capital is closer to being a major electricity producer

The renewable energy company has just won state support for seven more projects after securing hundreds of millions of euro in equity and debt funding in recent weeks – not just to build solar farms, but to hold on to them, its CEO says.

Alice Chambers
25th Sep, 2025 - 8 min read

How the Government wants to draw a national offshore wind map in two years

Parallel consultations on the use of maritime areas around the country, along with more resources for the state agencies involved and a stable electricity pricing model, aim to build industry confidence and move beyond an already-missed 2030 target.

Alice Chambers
12th Sep, 2025 - 6 min read

New law will inject biofuels into Irish boilers, but how green are they?

The Government is introducing a Renewable Heat Obligation next year. The motor fuels experience gives some clues as to how it might affect domestic biofuel production – and what pitfalls industry is warning about.

Alice Chambers
21st Aug, 2025 - 12 min read

Eamon Waters sets sights on solar farm at former landfill in Kildare

The Meath businessman has been diversifying his portfolio with renewable gas, recycling and circular economy projects since selling his Beauparc waste empire in 2021.

Niall Sargent
12th May, 2025 - 2 min read

How to live up to Mullins and O’Connor’s legacy? Rewinding the week that was

John Mullins, like Eddie O’Connor, was an energy pioneer who passed away before his contribution was complete. There are clear signs that their vision was understood, but was their taste for action?

Thomas Hubert
20th Apr, 2025 - 6 min read

“When the market comes good, we’ll be well positioned”

Cork-based Green Rebel has built a thriving offshore wind supply chain business employing 85 people in four short years. CEO Kieran Ivers wishes more of its work could be in Ireland.

Alice Chambers
22nd Jan, 2025 - 10 min read

“A matter of time”: Chinese turbine giants have entered Europe. The Irish market is next

The Government is inviting a second round of bids for Irish offshore wind projects. Will this mark the arrival of China's turbine manufacturers after they tempted renewable developers across the EU and even agreed to open local factories?

Michael Cogley
1st Nov, 2024 - 7 min read

Paschal, populism, and Ireland’s next big idea: Rewinding the week that was

The last five years have been consumed by change. That change will only accelerate going forward. To be ready, Ireland needs to pick its economic strategy for the decades ahead. Paschal Donohoe has a view on what we should choose.

Ian Kehoe
22nd Sep, 2024 - 5 min read

Older, smaller, but still in demand: Why Greencoat Renewables is selling five Irish wind farms

For the first time, the Dublin- and London-listed green energy investor is acting on its promise to recycle capital. But what exactly is it putting up for sale?

Thomas Hubert
6th Sep, 2024 - 2 min read
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