In the days after Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te took office in May, China launched military drills in the Taiwan Strait and waters surrounding the island....
This year has seen a swathe of platforms announced. However, ones that are wholly-owned by LPs are still not commonplace, particularly when the platform in question...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/L2BZEJUF4FDEBLP7LWAR7EGDWM.jpg "Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 reach lowest level in three decades")
Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions reduced by 6.8 per cent last year, with reductions achieved in almost all sectors, ensuring the lowest overall level in three decades,...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/7OBB4X4KAJF6BKMZLWEM7J3CEM.JPG "Decarbonisation of electricity by 2040 is on course, says ESB boss Paddy Hayes")
A conversation with ESB chief executive Paddy Hayes is just as much about decarbonisation as it is about electricity. “I’d love to see a situation in...
Actis has launched its first data centre platform in Asia in a bid to meet the growing needs of hyperscale customers amid the AI boom. Epoch...
In their 2023 Energy Transition Outlook, Wood Mackenzie set out what would need to happen to achieve net zero by 2050 (in line with the 2015...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/3KRMKFAYTBACDFZ74AARVKW6UI.jpg "Dozens of Irish wind farms at risk due to outdated planning decisions – report")
Dozens of Irish wind farms may be forced to shut down before 2030 unless urgent changes are made to the planning system, according to a Wind...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/IPXU2BZMU5W5WU52BVH4W2RAJY.JPG "Minister denies there is ‘price-gouging’ on retrofitting for householders using one-stop shops")
Minister for Energy Eamon Ryan has denied there is price fixing or price gouging in the house retrofitting sector to the disadvantage of householders using one-stop...
Aquila Clean Energy has reached financial close on its first set of solar projects in New Zealand in a move that will provide a boost to...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/OOTDZURWDZAAFOQW4EUZZOT5BM.JPG "Irish winters could drop to -15 degrees in ‘runaway climate change’ scenario, reports find")
Irish people have to face up to the reality “we’re heading towards a 2.5 degree [hotter] world that has huge risks attached to it”, Minister for...
As Europe’s early adopters of wind energy accelerate the decommissioning of ageing and less economically viable turbines, opportunities to redevelop the sites with new, bigger and...