LATEST NEWS

Constraints On The Grid
We are in a race to get more renewable power into our homes so that we can end our dependency on expensive imported fossil fuels.

Why is that wind turbine not moving?
What is Dispatch Down? Put simply, ‘Dispatch Down’ occurs when EirGrid, as the transmission system operator, instructs a renewable electricity generator to produce less electricity

Floating wind energy on the west coast is a great idea, just one question, where’s my grid?
For anyone working in the Irish wind energy industry the recent political furore over floating wind farms off the coasts of Mayo and Galway has

Removing an unnecessary barrier to renewable energy
The first step in building a wind or solar farm is to get planning permission. Once you have planning permission, the project can then look

Climate emergency and the electricity grid
Ireland needs a secure, affordable and – most importantly – zero-carbon electricity system. Whether we succeed in building one rests largely on a document published

Welcome to the Build our Grid campaign
We cannot have a completely carbon-free electricity system without a grid built to support it. But right now, we do not have the national electricity