Renewable energy stories

Siemens says its new direct current protection kit could cut peak power demand and cabling needs as data centres and factories test cleaner electrical designs.

Veolia targets booming data centre buildout with a single service to cut water use, waste and energy strain as regulators tighten scrutiny.

Conflow Power Group lands Frost & Sullivan's top global honour as its solar iLamp streetlights turn urban infrastructure into an AI revenue stream.

Cork Airport to add 3,696-panel solar carport as part of GBP £200 million upgrade, with Greenvolt Next project set to cover Holiday Blue car park.

DLMS and OpenADR strike liaison to bridge smart meter data and demand response signals as utilities push for common grid-edge standards.

Renew Risk unveils first offshore windstorm catastrophe models for Europe, aiming to sharpen insurers' pricing as bigger turbines face harsher seas.

Signify sets 2030 sustainability targets and expands Interact with four connected lighting products for buildings and outdoor networks.

Guinness Enterprise Centre says it has ploughed EUR 50 million back into its Dublin start-up campus over 25 years, backing 1,500 firms.

Geotab report shows fleets cut fuel waste by 30% as telematics help businesses slash idling, emissions and costs across global operations.

Echelon's Arklow data centre campus set to become Ireland's first Green Energy Park, with offshore wind, solar, batteries and grid support.

Experts are urging data centres be planned as civic infrastructure using digital modelling to balance booming AI demand.

AI boom pushes UK data centres towards grid limits as operators warn of power, cooling and supply chain strains.

BT secures a multi-year GBP £200m deal to modernise Northern Ireland's electricity grid with upgraded connectivity and cyber security.

AI is redrawing the data centre map, shifting investment from hyperscale campuses to distributed, tightly connected regional clusters.

Equinix has begun a USD $92m data centre build in Dublin, expanding colocation capacity while staying within existing grid power limits.

Endeavour unveils Pact methane-cracking system to supply 24/7 low-carbon hydrogen power and graphite for soaring AI data centre demand.

Amazon leads the concentrated global hyperscale data centre market, as the top 10 providers captured 46% of 2024 revenue.

Virtual power plants are emerging as cheaper, flexible grid allies, turning homes, EVs and batteries into a fast-growing virtual energy network.

Pure Data Centres and AVK have built a 110MW on-site microgrid in Dublin to power AI data centres and ease Ireland's strained grid.

Industry leaders are ramping up electrification, flexibility and digital tools to hit net-zero goals, but warn policy uncertainty risks delays.