Month: May 2025

Stories from Ireland

Greencoat Renewables sells 116MW Irish portfolio Record quarter for Irish wind approvals Green light in Inishowen to upgrade ESB’s oldest wind farm Just 2% of Ireland free of wind farm constraints Kerry and Cork tops as wind farms generate 35% of Irish electricity  Musgrave inks CPPA with SSE Airtricity Wind energy from Tipperary will play a key role in Ireland’s green energy future  Ameresco’s Irish subsidiary secures approval for Kilvinane Wind Farm upgrade Ireland’s grid: Do we need to rethink our energy resilience?

Market & Regulation

SEM: CMC Modifications workshop 36 CMC_02_24 & CMC_04_24 SEM: Capacity Market Code Modifications CMC_06_24 Decision Paper EIRGRID: Electricity demand falls in April following winter peaks CRU: The CRU has published a consultation paper on the Review of the Supplier of Last Resort Framework CRU: Greenlink Revenue Process GOV.ie: Department opens public consultation on Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH)

International Stories

Managing grid stability will be key to harness the benefits SPR renews deal with Enspec PowerCertek acquires GEV Wind PowerOrkney calls for wind farm contractors Ridge’s 99MW Scottish wind project gets nod Ecocel opens new facility to work on SPR contract Renewables developer powers over 145,000 Homes with Scottish wind Britain increases wind farm incentives funding Senvion bags 420MW turbine deal BayWa r.e. offloads wind trio Vestas bags 84MW turbine orders in Germany Concern at barriers to wind development in Sweden Vattenfall starts turbine installation in Sweden Qair, Koehler resume wind project construction Nordex bags 49MW German turbine order Enersense wins Finnish substation contract  Turbine catches fire at EnBW wind farm KGAL buys 24 MW of wind projects for SAGST portfolio Vestas to buy LM Wind Polish factory ZX deploys lidar on Faroe Islands Romania initiates second CfD round Canadian wind project secures $1bn in financing KK Wind inaugurates Indian factory Senvion India bags firm 420-MW wind turbine order from Continuum

Report by The Upfront Team and Jack Quann on RTE

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Report by Alan Healy in the Irish Examiner