Analysis: China’s CO2 climbs 2% in early 2026 due to ‘wasted’ wind and solar
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions grew by 2% in the first quarter of 2026, after a rise in…
Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions to fall by just half of the amount pledged – The Irish Times
Ireland will achieve at best just half of the cuts in greenhouse gas emissions it is committed to…
Solar energy surges as grid taps into Ireland’s of sunny spell – The Irish Times
Ireland’s early summer heatwave is boosting solar power generation but much of the power generated by natural resources…
Scientists Unveil ‘DNA Battery’ That Charges Directly From The Sun
The massive energy needs of AI servers and hyperscale data centers are driving a boom in grid storage.…
China’s Solar Boom Has Created a Massive Oversupply Problem
China has expanded its cleantech manufacturing capacity so much that industry players are searching for a way to…
Fifty ways Ireland can leave fossil fuels behind set out to Government – The Irish Times
Environmental campaigners have sent a 50-point plan to the Government proposing ways to ditch fossil fuels. Friends of…
Electricity prices halved on recent windy days – The Irish Times
Wholesale electricity prices halved on recent windy days, according to the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC), which is…
Ireland’s nuclear debate generates a lot of hot air but no clean energy – The Irish Times
In the middle of an energy affordability crisis – and possibly an energy supply crunch if the US/Israel…
Data centres ‘private wires’ law needs safeguards, Oireachtas committee warns
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Ireland needs to scale up its vision for offshore wind – The Irish Times
Sir, – John McManus is right to describe the designation of offshore wind as critical infrastructure as a…
Türkiye among key contributors in record 2025 wind capacity additions
The global wind industry installed a record 165 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity last year, up 40% from…
Clean energy pushes fossil-fuel power into reverse for ‘first time ever’
Renewable energy has overtaken coal to become the world’s largest source of electricity in 2025, according to thinktank…