Maire O'Neill

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Founder and Editor at Los Alamos Reporter

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Government Approves Climate Action Plan 2025

3 days ago | mondaq.com | Matthew Smith |Colm Booth |Maire O'Neill

Intended for publication in December 2024, formal approval ofCAP25 was delayed due to the election. As such, its substantivedrafting preceded the current coalition. Ireland's overall emissions reduced by 7% in 2023, with theelectricity sector driving this downward trajectory, a 17%reduction in emissions in the first half of 2024 demonstrating theeffectiveness of renewable generation and interconnectivity.
Landmark Month For LNG And Energy Security In Ireland

1 week ago | mondaq.com | Byrne Wallace |Colm Booth |Matthew Smith |Maire O'Neill

On 4 March 2025, the Government granted Minister for Climate,Environment and Energy Darragh O'Brien approval to proceed witha plan to develop a State-led LNG terminal, vitalising Action 17 ofthe "Energy Security in Ireland to 2030″ Report (theReport) which was published in November 2023 andtargeted the development of a State-led strategic gas reserve. Ireland is one of 5 EU member states without domestic gasstorage (the Southwest Kinsale storage reservoir having ceasedoperation in 2017).
CRU Sets Out Revised Grid Connection Pathway For Data Centres

2 months ago | mondaq.com | Matthew Smith |Colm Booth |Maire O'Neill |Liam McCabe

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) haspublished its proposed decision paper in relation to its LargeEnergy Users (LEUs) Connection Policy (the ProposedDecision). Demand for electricity in Ireland is due to rise sharply in thecoming years, driven by LEUs, with rapidly growing electricitydemand from data centres a key factor.
Supreme Court Looks For European Guidance On Constrained / Curtailed Electricity

2 months ago | mondaq.com | Matthew Smith |Colm Booth |Maire O'Neill |Ciarán Herlihy

In November 2024, the High Court set out its substantivedecision in the 'GR Wind Farms' case regardingIreland's rules on the dispatching of electricity generationand demand response, as set out in a Single Electricity MarketCommittee (SEMC) Decision (theDecision), in the context of Article 12 andArticle 13 of EU Regulation 2019/943 (theRegulation). We previously covered the backgroundto that judgment and some of the key relevant concepts here.
Renewable Energy Projects Boosted By CRU's New Grid Connection Policy

Jan 20, 2025 | mondaq.com | Matthew Smith |Colm Booth |Maire O'Neill

The Electricity Connection Policy for Generation andSystem Services (ECP-GSS), which applies to onshore renewableenergy generation, energy storage and system services technology,is designed to support Ireland's energy transition and theGovernment's Climate Action Plan 2024 (CAP 24) target togenerate 80% of Irish electricity from renewable sources by2030.
The Government Outlines The Draft Terms And Conditions For RESS 5

Jan 15, 2025 | mondaq.com | Byrne Wallace |Maire O'Neill |Colm Booth

While requesting general feedback from stakeholders as to anypotential issues, the Department has specifically sought responsesto its proposals on the matters below. A key ESG component of all RESS iterations is that projects mustestablish a Community Benefit Fund (CBF) to beused for the well-being of local communities in which the projectsare developed, ensuring these communities directly benefit fromfacilitating renewable projects.
National Industrial Strategy For Offshore Wind Published

Mar 19, 2024 | energycentral.com | Maire O'Neill |Fergus Devine |Colm Booth |James Curtis

National Industrial Strategy For Offshore Wind Published Mar 20, 2024Mar 20, 2024 1:18 am GMT1 view By: By Ms Máire O'Neill, Fergus Devine and Colm Booth The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) published on Friday 8 March its policy paper "Powering Prosperity, Ireland's Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy" (the Strategy), aimed at maximising the economic benefits of achieving Ireland and Europe's offshore renewable energy (ORE) targets.
National Industrial Strategy For Offshore Wind Published - Renewables - Ireland

Mar 19, 2024 | mondaq.com | James Curtis |Maire O'Neill |Fergus Devine |Colm Booth

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) published on Friday 8 March its policy paper "Powering Prosperity, Ireland's Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy" (the Strategy), aimed at maximising the economic benefits of achieving Ireland and Europe's offshore renewable energy (ORE) targets. It is available here or on the DETE's website. The plan for a national industrial strategy for offshore wind energy (OWE) was announced in May 2023.
Consultation Closed On Offshore Renewable Energy Future Framework Policy Statement

Mar 7, 2024 | mondaq.com | Fergus Devine |Maire O'Neill |Colm Booth

The public consultation period for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communication (DECC)'s offshore renewable energy (ORE) Future Framework Policy Statement has now closed. The public consultation aimed to gather stakeholder feedback on aspects of the ORE Future Framework Policy Statement. This policy document will establish an over-arching framework for the development of offshore wind in Ireland's territorial seawaters and exclusive economic zone.
Government Publishes Grid Connection Pathway For Unsuccessful ORESS 1 Projects

Dec 19, 2023 | mondaq.com | Fergus Devine |Maire O'Neill |Ciarán Herlihy

The CRU has published its decision paper on the grid access pathway for Phase 1 offshore wind projects that were unsuccessful in the ORESS 1 capacity auction concluded in June 2023. The first offshore renewable electricity support scheme auction (ORESS 1) received submissions from six projects. Of these six submissions, four received a Notice of Award comprising 3,074 MW of awarded capacity.