Irish Energy News have created a new youtube channel. Irish Energy News TV is a collection of youtube videos from around Ireland covering everything from wind energy to savings on your domestic energy bill. You can access the channel by clicking on the following…

According to Eirgrid, Ireland’s national grid operator, April 4th saw a new record…

Last month, energy firm, Energia, a member of the Viridian Group, announced the development of new windfarms at…

24 households in the Aran Islands will take part in a 3 year project to demonstrate the smart metering technologies required to transfer and store wind energy in electric vehicles.
On the 14th of January, the first 8 homes recieved their Electric Vehicles as part of the first phase of the project. The next 8 vehicles will be issued in 2012 and the last 8 in 2013.
In addition, each household has been fitted with an innovative smart charger unit which can be accessed remotely to allow matching of available wind power …

The first offshore floating wind turbine is now under construction off the coast of Aguçadoura in the north of Portugal. The project involves the construction of  a 2MW wind turbine prototype over the next 6 months – one of the first of its kind in southern Europe. Installation and contruction costs are estimated to amount to 4.1 million Euros per MW installed.
The technology is patented by American company Power Principle using the name “WindFloat”. It consists of a triangular floating base. The base is allowed to float through the use …

St. Stephens day 2010 saw a new record for wind power output in Ireland. At 4:15 pm on the 26th of December, Irish wind…

It seems that much of our future in the energy market relies on the implementation of Smart Grid Technology.  According to EU authorities, having an electrical supply which is 40% based on renewable energy by 2020 needs the implementation of this technology, if it is to work to acceptable standards. Also, seemingly, using Smart Grid technology, will reduce the construction of excess, unnecessary, power lines and power plants. This is all well and good but what exactly is a smart grid? What does this “smarter” system do that our current …

Gaelectric, the Irish renewable energy group, announced that it has received planning approval for a 15 Megawatt wind farm at …

Ireland and nine European countries agreed on an ambitious renewable energy infrastructure project on Friday 3rd of December. Energy Minister Eamon Ryan today announced that…