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Kerry tops wind generation league

Kerry, once again, topped Ireland’s wind generation league in September, with 129 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity, followed by Cork (117 GWh), Galway (95 GWh), Derry (77 GWh) and Mayo (71 GWh).

RENEWABLES 27 October 2025

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Surge of new AD plant projects in planning system

Surge of new AD plant projects in planning system

RENEWABLES 22 October 2025

Renewables in-brief: 3,000ac solar farm, HVO and NI way off track

Renewables in-brief: 3,000ac solar farm, HVO and NI way off track

RENEWABLES 22 October 2025

Ireland’s 80,000ac solar farm pipeline

Ireland’s 80,000ac solar farm pipeline

Ireland’s 80,000ac solar farm pipeline

RENEWABLES 22 October 2025

UK government green-lights 3,000ac solar farm

UK government green-lights 3,000ac solar farm

UK government green-lights 3,000ac solar farm

RENEWABLES 22 October 2025

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Electricity and transport sectors to miss carbon budget – SEAI

Electricity and transport sectors to miss carbon budget – SEAI

Ireland’s electricity and transport sectors are likely to exceed their carbon budget allocations this year, according to new figures from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.

NEWS 15 October 2025

Robots, solar farms and food's future

Robots, solar farms and food's future

Stephen Robb talks to Gerry Lacey, Professor of Electronic Engineering and department head at Maynooth University about his work in agricultural robotics and combining solar farms with food production

AGRI TECHNOLOGY 15 October 2025

Every 1MW of renewable electricity would create 5.9 jobs in Ireland

Every 1MW of renewable electricity would create 5.9 jobs in Ireland

There are hundreds of thousands of jobs, both direct and indirect, in the development of an AD sector in Ireland, according to experts.

NEWS 15 October 2025

Is it really possible to convert my tractor to electric?

Is it really possible to convert my tractor to electric?

Cork-based company Hibra Design turned heads at this year’s National Ploughing Championships when it debuted an electric powered John Deere tractor, but is this an option for farmers, asks Stephen Rob

AGRI TECHNOLOGY 15 October 2025

Watch: farm-scale AD works, proves Galway man

Watch: farm-scale AD works, proves Galway man

Stephen Robb attended an open day on Galway dairy farmer Brendan Kildea’s farm, which showed that small-scale biogas isn’t just viable, it actually enhances the farm’s overall viability.

RENEWABLES 15 October 2025

Missed renewable energy targets to cost Irish citizens €16bn, committee hears

Missed renewable energy targets to cost Irish citizens €16bn, committee hears

Wednesday's Joint Committee on Agriculture met for engagement on anaerobic digestion and renewable energy.

NEWS 15 October 2025

New agri-AD plant proposed for Tipperary

New agri-AD plant proposed for Tipperary

The anaerobic digestion plant, proposed for Annaholty, Tipperary, will process around 50,000t of slurry, poultry manure, maize and grass silage to produce biomethane.

NEWS 15 October 2025

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Watch: Shed Talks – Supporting the next generation of young farmers

At the AIB Shed Talks, industry experts explored how Ireland’s agri sector can support the next generation of farmers.

Watch: Shed Talks – Supporting the next generation of young farmers

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