Environment
SSE Renewables gave over €1m to community groups in Ireland in the last year
SSE Renewables gave €1.1 million in funding to 412 community groups near its wind farms in the Republic of Ireland...
Renewable Energy
Environment
Hydrogen could have a ‘revolutionary role’ for hard-to-abate sectors
Hydrogen is "fast being recognised as having a potentially revolutionary role" to play in decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors. This is according...
Agri-Business
Neste expands availability of renewable diesel
Diesel fuel tends to appear particularly high on the list of sinners when it comes to environmental friendliness, despite combustion...
Agri-Business
Farmers urged to beware of oversold energy installations
Renewable energy offers huge potential for many farms, but landowners should be warned that some energy firms are trying to...
Agri-Business
‘Unprecedented change’ proposed for NI’s electricity grid
SONI, the electricity transmission system operator for Northern Ireland, has announced plans to reform the grid to achieve Northern Ireland’s...
Environment
Renewable energy accounted for 20% of energy used in Europe in 2019
In 2019, renewable energy accounted for 19.7% of energy consumed across the 27 EU member states, according to Eurostat. These...
Environment
Farmers urged to respond to call for evidence on tariff scheme for renewables
The Government has published a series of documents detailing the proposed closure of the Feed-in Tariff Scheme for renewables and...
N.Ireland
People need to be able to 'sell renewable electricity to the National Grid'
The UK government has recently announced plans for how electricity and renewable energy will be produced, stored and used in...
N.Ireland
NI farmers cleared of wrongdoing after RHI audit
Poultry and mushroom farmers have been cleared of suspected improper use of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme in Northern Ireland....
N.Ireland
Pics: £50m and 194ac for Ireland's 'biggest solar farm'
A project that has been described as “Ireland’s largest solar farm” has become operational, reportedly delivering enough power for almost 14,000 homes....
N.Ireland
Tyrone farmer gets over £600,000 from NI heat scheme...using 13 boilers
The Belfast Telegraph has reported today that a Co. Tyrone farmer and businessman, who runs a poultry enterprise, is the...
Environment
€64m Cork wind farm to generate power for 17,000 homes annually
The ESB and Coillte have secured financial backing for the Castlepook Wind Farm project in Co. Cork, which represents an overall investment...
N.Ireland
DARD to host on-farm renewable energy event
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) in Northern Ireland is hosting a ‘Practical On-farm Renewable Energy’ (POFRE) event...
