Wind power stories
Renew Risk launches offshore windstorm models for Europe
Last week
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clean technologies
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insurance
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climate change
Renew Risk unveils first offshore windstorm catastrophe models for Europe, aiming to sharpen insurers' pricing as bigger turbines face harsher seas.
Ireland's first Green Energy Park planned for Arklow
Last month
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Echelon's Arklow data centre campus set to become Ireland's first Green Energy Park, with offshore wind, solar, batteries and grid support.
AI surge strains data centres over power & capacity
Last month
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virtualisation
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devops
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manufacturing
AI boom pushes UK data centres towards grid limits as operators warn of power, cooling and supply chain strains.
Understanding the value of virtual power plants as grid resources
Last month
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cartech
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power / energy
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ai
Virtual power plants are emerging as cheaper, flexible grid allies, turning homes, EVs and batteries into a fast-growing virtual energy network.
Ireland unveils strict new rules for data centre power use
Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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hyperscale
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dc
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clean technologies
Ireland ends its data centre freeze with strict rules tying new projects to onsite power, renewables and a shift beyond Dublin's grid limits.
Green giants: Engineering sustainable and resilient data centres
Mon, 24th Nov 2025
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
UK data centres face soaring demand from AI growth, driving urgent shifts to sustainable, resilient designs with advanced cooling and renewable power.
Fuse Energy expands into domestic gas after $10m funding
Fri, 25th Jul 2025
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digital transformation
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supply chain
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power / energy
Fuse Energy, serving 50,000 UK homes, expands into domestic gas after securing $10m in funding to cut bills and boost green energy growth.
Echelon unveils EUR €3.5 billion Wicklow data centre projects
Thu, 15th May 2025
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supply chain
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clean technologies
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kpmg
Echelon plans EUR €3.5bn investment in two Wicklow data centres, aiming to create 3,315 jobs and boost Ireland's renewable energy and economy.
Renewable's rise: Report reveals countries with most wind power
Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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power / energy
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clean technologies
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sustainability
2017 saw installed wind energy capacity surging around the world with huge investment - nations experienced up to 50 percent growth.
Microsoft buys all power from Irish wind farm for 15 years to power cloud
Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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clean technologies
Microsoft is buying every single kilowatt of energy that is produced from GE's new 37 megawatt wind farm in Ireland to support growing cloud demand.