The rise and rise of data centres in Ireland Data centres in Ireland are now consuming more metered electricity than all of our rural homes put together Energy • 17 Aug 22
The rise and rise of data centres in Ireland Data centres in Ireland are now consuming more metered electricity than all of our rural homes put together Energy • 17 Aug 22
Who owns Ireland's wind? In the absence of formal recognition of a legal 'wind estate', ownership is bundled together with ownership of land Energy • 09 Aug 22
Who owns Ireland's wind? In the absence of formal recognition of a legal 'wind estate', ownership is bundled together with ownership of land Energy • 09 Aug 22
Why gas and electricity prices in Ireland are so closely linked It all comes down to how electricity is generated in Ireland and how electricity markets operate Energy • 28 Jul 22
Why gas and electricity prices in Ireland are so closely linked It all comes down to how electricity is generated in Ireland and how electricity markets operate Energy • 28 Jul 22
Can community-owned wind farms help achieve energy freedom? Irish citizens investing in wind farms could lead to significant energy cost advantages for their local community Energy • 07 Jul 22
Can community-owned wind farms help achieve energy freedom? Irish citizens investing in wind farms could lead to significant energy cost advantages for their local community Energy • 07 Jul 22
All you need to know about retrofitting your home Why, how and when should you sort out the energy efficiency of your home Energy • 12 Sep 23
All you need to know about retrofitting your home Why, how and when should you sort out the energy efficiency of your home Energy • 12 Sep 23
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 22
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 22
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 22
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 22
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 22
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 22
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 22
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 22
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 22
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 22
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 22
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 22
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 22
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 22
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
