Bobby Smith, president of the representative group Energy Storage Ireland, sits down at Energy Storage Summit 2024 to discuss the past, present and future of energy storage for the country.
Siemens Energy is set to deploy the “first” synchronous condenser and a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 160MWh for a hybrid project in Ireland.
The results of Ireland’s third Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) auction selected 20 solar projects, totalling 497MW, as provisional winners.
Irish energy developer Terra Solar has partnered with Danish renewables firm Ørsted to develop a new 400MW portfolio of solar power projects in Ireland.
Irish solar independent power producer (IPP) Power Capital Renewable Energy (PCRE) has received €125 million (£107 million) in funding to construct 230MW of solar assets.
New analysis from Cornwall Insight’s All-Island forward curve has shown Ireland must secure a total of 1.7GW of solar capacity at every renewable energy auction until 2030 to avoid missing climate targets.
