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Electricity Interconnector cable to link Ireland and UK
The first electricity link between Ireland and UK has been officially opened and the deal between the two nations will become effective at the start of next month, enabling thus the UK to benefit from Ireland’s wind resources.
read more... 27/09/2012
UK: Element Power to export energy from Ireland to the UK
UK’s National Grid awarded a grid connection of 3,000MW to Element Power which will export the renewable energy to the UK via two independent subsea cables.
read more... 31/07/2012
Ireland could generate half of its energy from renewable sources by 2020
Ireland could generate almost half of its energy from renewable sources by the next decade and eventually could become a net exporter of energy, according to new plans unveiled by the Irish government.
read more... 29/05/2012
Ireland launches a new €500million project to upgrade the electricity grid
EirGrid, the state-owned electric power transmission operator in Ireland, revealed a €500m power line project, called Grid Link Project, implying the development of a new power line linking Leinster and Munster in Ireland.
read more... 18/04/2012
Ireland finds the first viable oil field
Irish exploration company Providence Resources has recently announced that it has found the Republic’s first viable oil field at 70 km off the Cork coast.
read more... 20/03/2012