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Over 600 jobs to be created in new green energy hub at old Moneypoint power plant The first phase will be ready and connected to the grid by 2030. Over 600 jobs to be created in new green energy hub at old Moneypoint power plant Over 600 jobs are to be created in a new green energy hub at the old Moneypoint power plant. In one of the country's biggest climate change projects, the ESB will be building a floating wind farm that will supply electricity for 1.6 million homes. The first phase will be ready and connected to the grid by 2030. It will be based off the Clare and Kerry coasts and powe...

Artist's impression of the new Moneypoint Renewable Energy Hub in Clare. Moneypoint key to Ireland meeting its climate targets April 19, 2021 Ireland could become net exporter of energy once Green Atlantic project comes fully to fruition, reports Dan Danaher. THE creation of a new multi-billion euro green energy hub at Moneypoint Power Station can help Ireland to become a net exporter of energy, the ESB has predicted. In line with the Government’s ambition of reaching net zero emissions by 2050, ESB has stated the transformation of Moneypoint in County Clare into a green energy hub will he...

Green Atlantic windfarm will create up to 600 new jobs April 17, 2021 BETWEEN 50 and 100 jobs will be created to provide a new €50 million Synchronous Compensator in Moneypoint Power Station as part of the ESB’s exciting new €5 billion Green Atlantic development, reports Dan Danaher. This Synchronous Compensator, which will be the largest of its kind in the world, will provide a range of electrical services to the electricity grid, which would previously have been supplied by thermal-fired power stations. Its operation will enable higher volumes of renewables on the system. While Money...

Thursday, 15 April 2021 13:44 Changes to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 will generate a significant improvement in the terminal’s energy efficiency. Dublin Airport has pinpointed sustainability as a critical pillar in its overall strategy and that of daa Group. Speaking candidly to TRBusiness, Vincent Harrison, Managing Director, Dublin Airport revealed details of a clear and simple sustainability plan. This encompasses key priority areas impacting how the airport operators interact with the environment now and in the future. “Our ambition at Dublin Airport, is to go beyond merely meeti...

12 April 2021 The Republic of Ireland is set to say goodbye to coal, after the state-owned Electricity Supply Board announced it would transform its last remaining coal generation, the 915MW Moneypoint facility, into a green energy hub, including a 1.4GW floating offshore wind farm. The closure of the Moneypoint coal-fired power station is in line with the Ireland Government’s ambition of reaching net zero emissions by 2050. It was already scheduled “no later than 2025”. The Moneypoint site in County Clare will now be transformed into a green energy hub, and work has already begun on a...