Month: May 2024

Report by Ryan Kennedy in PV Magazine USA

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Stories from IrelandIreland ‘needs urgent planning reform to hit green goals’ More wind and solar farms needed now to hit climate targets, ministers warned New wind farm planning guidelines by year end Wind Energy Ireland launches election manifesto Call for investment in grid amid claims 10% of cheapest renewable electricity lost due to inefficiency Planning application received for wind farm in County Carlow Microsoft to buy electricity from Donegal wind farm to power data centres Lenalea Wind Farm in County Donegal officially opens Electric Ireland withdraws from NI residential electricity market

Market and RegulationGov.ie: Minister Ryan announces launch of the second phase of the Small-Scale Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (SRESS) Gov.ie: Government approves post-consultation Climate Action Plan 2024 Gov.ie: Ireland, Belgium and the UK increase their cooperation on interconnection and renewables SEM: Review of the Market Concentration Model for Determining Directed Contracts Volumes CRU: Information note comparing household electricity and gas prices between Ireland other European countries CRU: EirGrid Transmission Development Plan 2024 – 2033 CRU: Price Review Six Strategy Paper – Extension of Consultation Period

International StoriesEU announces steps to boost wind deployment  ‘Wind farms can offset emissions within two years’ Global turbine additions hit 121GW in 2023  Wind power overtook gas as UK’s biggest source of energy last year Planning for onshore wind – House of Commons Library UK urged to remove obstacles to renewables build-out SSE takes FID on 50MW Aberarder project SenseWind, Forsyths forge carriage partnership Galileo to consult on 533MW Scottish wind farm Boralex closes UK wind project financing Full Circle services Scottish wind farm UK short on options to deliver “just and fair” energy transition RPC secures finance for 553MW Swedish portfolio Vestas bags 84MW Austrian repowering order  Odal to turn turbines back on following blade incident SUSI sells 208MW Norwegian wind farm Finnish wind farm enters operation Romanian wind project secures final approval  Suzlon secures new orders for 402 MW of wind power for its 3 MW wind turbines Innu Council of Pessamit, Innergex and RCM of Manicouagan sign 30-year PPA with Hydro-Québec  Alcazar receives US$490m to finance renewables Ribbon cutting at 85MW US array EDF, Masdar sign PPA for 166MW Texan wind farm Mainstream, Someva win permit for Oz wind giant Masdar consortium progresses 10GW Egyptian project  Onyx bags first Indonesian contract Saudi firm signs ‘record-breaking PPA’  Siemens Gamesa’s Indian business ‘up for sale’ Sany wins its first wind power contract in India | REVE News of the wind sector in Spain and in the world

Report on RTE

Report by Caroline O’Doherty in the Irish Independent

Press Release from Jera Nex

Report by Eoin Kelleher in the Irish Independent

Scart Mountain Wind Farm Website

Report by Robert Costello in the Irish Examiner

Additional Reporting in the Irish Examiner

Report by Jenness Mitchell on Sky News

Report by Dawn Levy in Physics Org

Report by Jordyn Beazley in The Guardian

Report from Clean Technica

Report by Valerie Volcovici in Reuters