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Renew Risk launches offshore windstorm models for Europe

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Renew Risk unveils first offshore windstorm catastrophe models for Europe, aiming to sharpen insurers' pricing as bigger turbines face harsher seas.
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Ireland's first Green Energy Park planned for Arklow

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Echelon's Arklow data centre campus set to become Ireland's first Green Energy Park, with offshore wind, solar, batteries and grid support.
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AI surge strains data centres over power & capacity

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AI boom pushes UK data centres towards grid limits as operators warn of power, cooling and supply chain strains.
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Understanding the value of virtual power plants as grid resources

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Virtual power plants are emerging as cheaper, flexible grid allies, turning homes, EVs and batteries into a fast-growing virtual energy network.
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Ireland unveils strict new rules for data centre power use

Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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Ireland ends its data centre freeze with strict rules tying new projects to onsite power, renewables and a shift beyond Dublin's grid limits.
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Green giants: Engineering sustainable and resilient data centres

Mon, 24th Nov 2025
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UK data centres face soaring demand from AI growth, driving urgent shifts to sustainable, resilient designs with advanced cooling and renewable power.
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Fuse Energy expands into domestic gas after $10m funding

Fri, 25th Jul 2025
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Fuse Energy, serving 50,000 UK homes, expands into domestic gas after securing $10m in funding to cut bills and boost green energy growth.
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Echelon unveils EUR €3.5 billion Wicklow data centre projects

Thu, 15th May 2025
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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.
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Renewable's rise: Report reveals countries with most wind power

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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2017 saw installed wind energy capacity surging around the world with huge investment - nations experienced up to 50 percent growth.
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Microsoft buys all power from Irish wind farm for 15 years to power cloud

Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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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.