Environment
Wind turbines increasing ‘force’ in Denmark’s renewable energy mix
60% of Denmark’s electricity is currently generated by a combination of renewable energy resources such as offshore and onshore wind...
Wind Energy
Environment
Scotland signs MoU with Brittany for offshore renewables
The Scottish government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French region of Brittany relating to the offshore...
Environment
Extra benefits for communities that agree to wind farms proposed
The UK government has proposed benefit packages for areas that agree to have local onshore wind farms. The Department for...
Environment
First floating windfarm in Wales approved
The Welsh government has today (Monday, March 13) approved Project Erebus – Wales’ first floating windfarm which will be located...
Environment
51% of NI’s electricity came from renewable sources in 2022
In 2022, more than half (51%) of Northern Ireland’s electricity consumption was generated from renewable sources located in the six...
Environment
Scotland's onshore wind capacity to double by 2030
Scotland’s onshore wind capacity is set to more than double by 2030 under plans to help cut harmful emissions and...
Arable
Tillage: Fancy growing a crop of spelt?
Spelt may, or may not be, grown in Ireland. But it’s a very important cereal crop in many parts of...
Agri-Business
An Tasice calls for development of National Energy Strategy
In the wake of the announcement last week by the Minister for Energy, Communication and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte TD, that plans to...
Environment
Report critical of EirGrid plans
The case for EirGrid’s Grid 25, based on a need to upgrade the transmission system to accommodate additional wind generation and...
Environment
'1,000 farm families keen for Midland wind farms'
An outline of Element Power‘s Greenwire project to develop 40 wind farms on 20,000 hectares of lands in the Midlands...
Environment
Turbulent times for EirGrid
EirGrid, the state-owned energy company, was under fire this year due to the rollout of its Grid 25 strategy that...
Environment
'Our objective is to keep the lights on' - EirGrid CEO
Under fire EirGrid was back in the Oireachtas again today this time represented by chief executive Fintan Slye. According to the...
Environment
Renewable Energy Conference to identify new business opportunities for farmers
Teagasc’s Barry Caslin has told AgriLand that the organisation’s upcoming renewable energy conference, planned for Dublin on Friday of this...
Environment
Energia plans €100m investment as Tipperary wind farm nears completion
Energy provider Energia has today announced its total investment in renewable energy in Ireland will be in excess of €100m,...
Environment
€4.7bn wind energy investment as minister blasts 'misinformation'
Ireland will see a total of €4.7bn invested in onshore wind energy projects between now and 2020, and will more...
Agri-Business
Community wind farm in Tip takes flight
Ireland’s first community owned wind farm in Templederry, Co Tipperary launched this week. Templederry Community Wind Farm counts students, farmers...
Environment
New wind farm guidelines expected this year
New guidelines for the construction of wind farm are expected to be published by the end of 2013. Minister Pat...
Environment
Explore the benefits of renewable energy
The annual ‘Practical On-farm Renewable Energy’ event has now become a fixture in many people’s calendars following its success in...
