Full coverage: Renewable energy

There were the billions of euros in corporation tax and the thousands of jobs. Now the US multinational is reporting hundreds of millions of euros’ worth of renewable energy contracts.

Data centres have been frozen out from Dublin because of grid bottlenecks. This has forced them and renewable energy developers to think outside the box, with positive outcomes on the horizon.

The offshore wind industry is gathered in Dublin for its annual conference and the Government has just published a "future framework" to meet its 2050 targets. Gaps remain to be filled in between if Ireland is to fulfil its potential.

As more and more electricity comes from wind and solar, balancing supply and demand becomes more complex, say Deloitte energy experts with both a global and an Irish focus.

Ireland is surrounded by water and constantly buffeted by winds from one coast or another. Yet, unbelievably, the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta generates a bigger share of its energy from renewable sources. The latest layer of government strategy still falls short.

If what followed O’Connor’s introduction of onshore wind to Ireland is any indication of the future for his bets on offshore and the supergrid, the energy entrepreneur’s legacy is only starting to emerge.

On the day loved ones and colleagues bid farewell to the late energy entrepreneur, a look back at his interviews with The Currency highlights his constant willingness to challenge established wisdom.

Eddie O’Connor, who died last week, was a world leader in the development of offshore power and the driving force behind a European supergrid. How can we bring his ideas to fruition?

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.

The first wind farm in Ireland’s race to 80% renewable power returned a 25% margin to its developer. Then the energy world changed.