Energy
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Crown Estate awards first leases
The Crown Estate has announced its first leases for renewable energy in Northern Ireland waters. Agreements were signed for three…
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Driving down energy use at Translink
Passenger transport’s contribution is cutting carbon emissions and saving on energy costs. Last month, Translink achieved Platinum status in the…
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Peter Styles: responsible fracking
Within the right safeguards, hydraulic fracturing can improve energy’s security of supply and reduce methane emissions, geophysicist Peter Styles tells…
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Gordon Hughes: the economics and risks of wind energy
Wind is often held up as a major solution for the UK and Ireland’s energy challenges. Energy economist Professor Gordon…
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Northern Ireland renewable heat incentive launched
The Northern Ireland Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has been announced by Energy Minister Arlene Foster. With a £25 million budget…
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Gas industry continues to develop
Following the sale of its gas supply arm to SSE plc (Airtricity) in June of this year Phoenix remains one…
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Investing in the future of Northern Irish energy
Earlier this year SSE Renewables, Northern Ireland’s leading renewables developer and generator, said the country had an opportunity within its…
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SEM leads the way for reform: David Newbery
Leading energy economist David Newbery tells Owen McQuade how the Irish Single Electricity Market (SEM) example should influence British electricity…
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A single energy department
Peter Cheney assesses the potential for a DECC-style structure at Stormont. A dedicated department for energy, rather than spreading it…
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Tiernan Henry explains the process
NUI Galway’s environmental geology specialist Tiernan Henry discusses the reality of fracking with Owen McQuade. It is “incumbent” on the…
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