How to save cash on your energy bills Reducing energy use is the most immediate measure we can do to reduce our exposure to high energy bills Energy • 09 May
All you need to know about retrofitting your home Why, how and when should you sort out the energy efficiency of your home? Energy • 03 May
What happens in Ireland if Russia turns off the gas supply? We may not see gas shortages, but we would feel the impact of any interruption in supply via higher energy costs Energy • 27 Apr
How long does energy innovation take? If past energy innovation has been slow, all future energy innovation must be fast to deal with unprecedented challenges Energy • 21 Apr
All you need to know about how heat pumps work Here's a look at the engineering that underpins this technology and its potential for heating our homes Energy • 20 Apr
What can you do with used wind turbine blades? One way to deal with the estimated 200,000 tonnes of blade waste per year is to use them for other products like bridges Energy • 29 Mar
How quickly can we ramp up renewables to deliver energy needs? The task is well underway, but there are some significant challenges to overcome first Energy • 21 Mar
How Ireland dealt with the oil and energy shocks of the 1970s The 1973 oil crisis pushed energy into the headlines and led to massive changes across society Energy • 15 Mar
The Russian energy crisis and Ireland's reliance on fossil fuels We have over two million vehicles, one and a half million houses and a quarter of a million businesses that use fossil fuels Ireland • 02 Mar
How Europe's energy demands have made the Ukranian crisis worse European energy needs have helped create an opportunity for Vladimir Putin which he has now exploited Energy • 25 Feb
Is hydrogen the clean energy fuel of the future? There are many reasons to be optimistic about the role hydrogen might play in replacing diesel, coal and gas Energy • 06 Jan
Do you want to produce your own electricity? Here are some challenges the Government face in making small scale electricity generation a reality for Irish households Electricity • 06 Dec 21
Why retrofiting homes will be hard for low income households Are we doing enough to support low income households in the transition to energy efficiency? Climate Change • 08 Nov 21
Why do electricity blackouts happen? Large-scale blackouts that result in total power loss to a large region are a nightmare scenario for grid operators Energy • 14 Oct 21
Why we need to stop objecting to wind farms While objections are valuable and necessary safeguards, they should be a last resort when full engagement and negotiation has failed Energy • 13 Jul 21
How severe weather events like cold snaps affect energy prices The current blast of cold weather has a strong influence on how much we pay for gas and electricity Weather • 09 Feb 21
Why Covid-19 is the right time to increase carbon taxes Strengthening carbon pricing during the pandemic is the best time to do so for both consumers and governments Energy • 04 Dec 20
Is it time to reduce the use of solid fuels to heat our homes? The use of solid fuels in open fires and stoves has been linked with increasing levels of poor air quality and pollution Energy • 02 Dec 20
Why has the cost of renewable energy fallen so much? How solar energy got cheap is a story of luck, science, policy, tenacity and climate change Energy • 06 Nov 20
Why we need a technological dialogue around climate change How people will use new and existing technologies must be considered to avoid unintended negative consequences Transport • 01 Oct 20
How can we reduce heating bills for those working from home? Spending an extra 40 hours a week at home could significantly increase heating bills and dramatically intensify household emissions. Energy • 22 Apr 21
Here's what should be on Eamon Ryan's ministerial to-do list The minister needs to focus on transport and household heating where success will deliver benefits for all Politics • 08 Jul 20
Why have petrol prices fallen at the pumps? It's down to a bitter price war between the world's biggest oil producing nations rather than the coronavirus outbreak Oil Prices • 03 Apr 20
How coronavirus measures have changed electricity demand Electricity demand in Ireland has fallen, but electricity-related greenhouse gas emissions have increased Energy • 27 Mar 20
How gas flaring damages the atmosphere and the economy The damaging practice is how Texas oilfields wasted enough gas in 2019 to meet Ireland's entire energy needs for 12 years Energy • 11 Mar 20
