Issue 65
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Water report
An asset management-centric approach and how it contributes to investment
The asset base within water utilities is vast and ageing, with most of the infrastructure being underground, whilst also being…
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Water report
Meeting Water Framework Directive requirements
Amid legal challenges at EU level, as well as the publication of the third River Basin Management Plan (the Water…
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Water report
Can Ireland balance agricultural growth and the environment?
Amid the challenge of diminished water quality and the debate around the responsibility of farmers to help in its correction,…
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Future of gas
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue TD: An agri-led and farmer centric sustainable biomethane industry
The Government has set ambitious targets for sectoral emissions reductions, and I have recognised that central to success is the…
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Future of gas
Gas Networks Ireland outlines pathway to a net zero carbon network
Gas Networks Ireland has embarked on an ambitious journey to fully decarbonise Ireland’s gas network by 2045. This transformation will…
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Future of gas
Biomethane: A sustainable industry of scale
The publication of Ireland’s first major policy statement on biomethane marks an important milestone in an overarching ambition to develop…
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Future of gas
Challenges and opportunities for green hydrogen in a future energy system
To meet our climate targets, the global economy must reach net zero emissions by 2050. While it is anticipated that…
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Future of gas
Unlocking the potential of long-term energy storage The Kestrel Project, collectively developed by ESB, dCarbonX and Bord Gáis Energy
It is essential to transform Ireland’s energy system to achieve its goal of a climate-neutral economy by 2050 whilst also…
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Future of gas
Reducing demand key to Government’s vision for gas security
As an enabler of the publication of Energy Security in Ireland to 2030, in November 2023 the Government released a…
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Future of gas
Biomethane critical to high-heat decarbonisation
Following the publication of the National Biomethane Strategy, Barry Quinlan – whose remit as Assistant Secretary at the Department of…
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