Energy & Environment
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Maritime area planning
Intended to be the centrepiece of a new streamlined consenting regime which will enable the swift deployment of offshore wind…
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Unlocking Ireland’s offshore wind pipeline will be key to meeting Ireland’s renewables targets
Ireland is the leader in Europe when it comes to onshore wind with the highest percentage of onshore wind generation…
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Maritime Area Planning Act signed into law 23 December 2021
The Maritime Area Planning (MAP) Act provides for new consenting processes for foreshore licences, foreshore leases and planning permissions for…
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Ireland’s offshore wind capabilities are evolving rapidly
Ireland’s capabilities around the rapidly developing offshore wind (OW) energy are evolving fast and in a wide range of sectors.…
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Shaping the transformation of Ireland’s electricity grid
In November, EirGrid Chief Executive, Mark Foley and Eamon Ryan TD, Minister for Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport, unveiled the…
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Denmark’s energy islands: A paradigm shift
Denmark’s offshore wind legacy is well established. Now, undertaking the largest construction project in its history, with a projected cost…
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Protecting and improving Ireland’s water resources
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Housing Darragh O’Brien TD spoke at Water Ireland 2021 about how the Government plans…
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Delivering the water infrastructure Ireland needs
Irish Water Managing Director Niall Gleeson reflects on his first two years leading the water utility and looks to the…
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Water management: Commission consultation launched
In late July 2021, the European Commission launched an online public consultation seeking views on the impending initiative to review…
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Irish Water: Delivering a safe and resilient water supply
Miriam Grant and Mairéad Conlon of Irish Water’s Asset Planning Section discuss how the 25-year National Water Resources Plan will…
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