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Report by Caroline O’Doherty in the Irish Independent

Report by Joe Mag Raollaigh on RTE

Report by Nadja Skopljak in Offshore Energy

Report by Donal O’Keefe in the Echo Live

Report by Camilla McLaughlin in Offaly Live

Report by Cantillon in The Irish Times

Report by Louise Hickey in Agriland

Report by Concubhar Ó Liatháin in Echo Live.ie

Stories from IrelandWind farm turbine installation in Rhode reaches halfway point Greencoat wind farm powers Dublin data centres  Proposal for wind turbine refused after Belfast International Airport expresses concerns over radar impact

Market and Regulation SEM: SEM-24-027 CMC Modifications Workshop 36 Consultation Paper | The Single Electricity Market Committee (semcommittee.com) SEM: MMU Weekly Report – wc 1 April 2024 SEM: MMU Weekly Report – wc 18 March 2024 SEM: MMU Weekly Report – wc 25 March 2024 EIRGRID: Number of large fossil-fuel generators that must operate on Ireland’s grid reduced CRU: Price Review Six Strategy Paper – 2024 CRU: EirGrid Transmission Development Plan 2024 – 2033

International StoriesPolitical parties urged to lift restrictions on onshore wind farms Wind Is Dominating the UK Power Grid, Pushing Out Fossil Fuels ORIT scores Scottish wind farm PPA Coriolis, EBS submit 130MW Y Bryn plans Fred Olsen Renewables files plans for Scottish hybrid 1.4GW Viking Link electricity cable connecting UK and Denmark has been launched National Grid commissions 2GW UK substation Renewable Power inks Swedish wind offtake Eurowatt secures PPA for Polish project Enefit, RES ink Polish onshore deal Statkraft signs 150MW of German PPAs RWE Starts Building New Wind Farm in Rhenish lignite area CIP bags 1.3GW US onshore wind portfolio Turbine blade incident occurs at Odal Two countries in Europe are powered by 100% renewable energy as wind capacity soars Statkraft supplies hydropower and wind power to Deutsche Bahn Nordex Q1 turbine orders exceed 2GW Global wind installations in 2023 set new record Eurowind secures €65m for Romanian wind farm Nordex scoops 80MW Turkish turbine order Why are plans to build more wind farms in Greece so controversial? Macquarie acquires PV, wind, storage portfolio Deutsche Windtechnik enters Japanese partnership Green light for Oz wind farm  Australia’s biggest wind power and photovoltaic auction set for May Inox Wind receives order for supply of 210 MW wind turbines from Hero Future Energies China widens wind power lead with new generation record

Report by Gordon Deegan in The Irish Times

Response from Ellen Gough giving Balycar Green Energy’s perspective in Clare Live