- Read more: Addressing Trade-Offs in the Energy Transition
The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) has published Addressing Trade-Offs in the Energy Transition.
- Read more: Accelerating the Transition to a Sustainable Energy System
The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) has published a new report “Accelerating the Transition to a Sustainable Energy System”. This report “examines the energy transition across heat, transport and electricity. It uses innovative systems analysis tools to integrate insights from a range of disciplines and various stakeholders on the key drivers and constraints on…
- Read more: Don’t look back in anger: Making dynamic electricity pricing work for Ireland
By June 2026, Bord Gáis Energy, Electric Ireland, Energia, PrePay Power/Yuno and SSE Airtricity will be obligated by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) to offer dynamic price contracts to customers. This paper outlines what research has told us so far about dynamic pricing and how it can be beneficial in the retail electricity…
- Read more: Missing the Boat: Port Infrastructure as a Critical Barrier to Offshore Wind Energy Development in Ireland
This policy paper draws on research conducted by academics based in Dublin City University (DCU) under the Next Generation Energy Systems (NexSys) research programme, which has identified limited port capacity as a key constraint for Ireland’s planned rollout of critical ORE projects. NexSys targeted project DVY_TP1 has explored key challenges in delivering offshore wind projects…
- Read more: Towards Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Energy Trading: A Policy Pathway for Ireland’s Decentralised Energy Future
This brief proposes a phased roadmap to enable P2P energy trading in Ireland, examining the regulatory, technical, and community-based steps needed to support a more decentralised electricity system in Ireland
- Read more: Ireland’s Future Power System and Economic Resilience
The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) has published new research: Ireland’s Future Power System and Economic Resilience. This report examines four key aspects of Ireland’s energy transition which are important for national economic resilience: enterprise opportunities, the reliability of power supply, the cost of energy, and the export of energy. This report presents a…
- Read more: Marginalised experiences in Ireland’s energy transition – moving towards a just and inclusive policy agenda
This article focuses on the acute policy challenges and interventions that are needed in the energy sector to address the uneven distribution of the cost and benefits of the energy transition for women, low-income groups, older people and rural communities, ensuring a more equitable and inclusive transition process in Ireland.
- Read more: “Carbon Revenues from International Shipping” Technical Paper by the World Bank
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank has just released a technical paper: “Carbon Revenues From International Shipping: Enabling an Effective and Equitable Energy Transition”. The paper is available here.
