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  • Irish-Scottish Offshore Grid Study Gets GBP 1 Million of European Funding

    21 June 2013
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Storage

    A detailed study into how an offshore electricity grid between Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland could be introduced has now been commissioned after being awarded European funding. The second part of the flagship Irish-Scottish Links on Energy Study (ISLES) has now been given £1 million to examine how an offshore grid could be established by […]

  • Ireland and France Seek Celtic Interconnector Backing form EU

    29 May 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Irish Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar and President of France Emmanuel Macron have submitted a joint request to the European Commission seeking financial support for the Celtic Interconnector electricity link between Ireland and France. Varadkar and Macron co-signed a letter today before the European Council meeting in Brussels, requesting Jean-Claude Juncker’s support for the grant application. […]

  • EirGrid submits Celtic Interconnector planning application

    14 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Irish transmission system operator (TSO) EirGrid has submitted the planning application for the Celtic Interconnector to An Bord Pleanála. The application includes a full Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement, as well as other plans and particulars. An Bord Pleanála will assess the proposed project plan, including landfall, cable route, converter station, cable […]

  • Irish marine energy firms get €3.5M from the government

    20 October 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Three Irish marine energy companies have received €3.5 million of government funding for the development and testing of new ocean energy technologies. The companies that received the funding from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) are Ocean Energy, SeaPower and GKinetic. The company Ocean Energy has secured €2.3 million to design and build a […]

  • Steel Cut for New Ferry Servicing Fogo Island and Change Islands

    20 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    First steel has been cut at the Damen Shipyard in Galati, Romania on the new $51 million ferry that will begin service in Fogo Island and Change Islands in September 2015. The new ferry will be an 80-metre ice-class vessel that has roll-on, roll-off capability and will accommodate up to 200 passengers and 60 vehicles. […]

  • Norway: Island Offshore Receives 4 Months Contract for ‘Island Centurion’

    18 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Island Offshore, leading provider of high quality solutions for the offshore oil industry, receives 4 months contract for Island Centurion vessel. The contact is for supply duties in the North Sea. The contract has further option up to the time of conversion into a Stimulation Vessel. Island Centurion is the fifth vessel in the series […]

  • SEAI funds 15 marine energy projects

    24 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has announced a total grant award of €4.3 million to 15 new marine energy projects underway in 2016 under its Prototype Development Fund. The announcement was made as SEAI in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland hosts an ‘Ireland open for business’ exhibition at the 6th International Conference for Ocean […]

  • Maritime innovators flock to Galway

    13 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    The third annual ‘Our Ocean Wealth Conference’ will take place in Galway this year as part of Ireland’s national maritime festival SeaFest 2016.

  • Top News of the Week, 04 – 10 September 2017

    10 September 2017

    Ireland Reveals Big Offshore Wind Plans Ireland’s state owned electricity company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) is seeking expressions of interest for the provision of renewable energy marine services related to offshore wind farms. World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Disappears from Horizon (Video) DONG Energy has completed the decommissioning of the world’s first offshore wind farm, the […]

  • Minister O’Dowd Approves Seismic Survey of Ireland’s Atlantic Margin

    4 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Ireland’s Minister for Natural Resources, Fergus O’Dowd, has granted approval for the conducting of a major 2D seismic survey that will go a long way towards revealing the true oil and gas exploration potential of Ireland’s Atlantic Margin. “At a cost of €20 million this is is by far the largest regional seismic survey acquired […]

  • Shannon LNG picks New Fortress Energy for terminal development

    28 August 2018
    Project & Tenders

    Shannon LNG said it has entered into an agreement with New Fortress Energy to develop the proposed LNG terminal project on the Shannon Estuary in County Kerry, Ireland. 

  • CETO Wave Energy Ireland receives ‘milestone’ EuropeWave payment

    20 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Carnegie Clean Energy’s subsidiary, CETO Wave Energy Ireland (CWEI), has secured a milestone payment of €203,437 under the EuropeWave Phase 3 contract.  According to Carnegie, the funding recognizes the completion of design reports for the company’s CETO wave energy converter (WEC), marking an important step toward its 2025 deployment at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform […]

  • Ireland: Providence Resources Completes Barryroe 3D Seismic Survey

    4 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Providence Resources P.l.c. the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, whose shares are listed in London and Dublin,  announces that it has, on behalf of itself and its partners, successfully completed the 3D seismic acquisition project over the Barryroe oil discovery in the North Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland. The partners believe that […]

  • 2D Seismic Survey Starts on Newgrange Prospect Off Ireland

    18 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Providence Resources P.l.c. announces that 2D seismic surveying operations have now commenced over Frontier Exploration Licence (“FEL”) 6/14 (“Newgrange”). The Newgrange prospect area lies in c. 1,000 metre water depth in the Goban Spur Basin and is located c. 260 km off the south west coast of Ireland. Providence Resources (80%) is Operator of this […]

  • Ireland: Bord Gais Becomes Full-Scale Energy Provider

    25 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    BORD GÁIS ASSETS: The name may be associated with natural gas, but with the “Big Switch” campaign, Bord Gáis launched the first competitive…   (irishtimes) [mappress] Source : irishtimes, November 25 , 2011; Image: OpenHydro

  • Industry Views Invited on Offshore Renewable Energy in Northern Ireland

    31 March 2011

    The Crown Estate has today, 1 April 2011, launched a discussion process with the renewable energy industry on the design and development of offshore wind and tidal energy in Northern Ireland. The ‘design discussion’ will run until 31 May 2011. Industry views are being sought on how areas of the seabed could be made available […]

  • Ballydehob Council Invites Bids for Dredging Feasibility Study (Ireland)

    8 February 2013

    Ballydehob Area Community Council has invited tenders for a feasibility study to assess all aspects of dredging an in-harbour area, including the suitability of a receptor site for the spoil and development of an amenity area. The objective of this study will be to bring both aspects of the project, if deemed viable, to the […]

  • Report on Wind Energy Maintenance Market to 2020 Available (Ireland)

    28 June 2013

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Wind Energy Maintenance Market to 2020 – Growth Driven by Increasing Competition between OEMs and ISPs in the Post-Warranty Maintenance Segment” report to their offering. The report gives an in-depth analysis of the wind energy maintenance market in four global regions, namely Asia Pacific, Europe, North […]

  • Ireland: TechWorks Marine Leads ESA’s Coastal Monitoring Project

    11 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Minister of State for Research and Innovation, Mr Sean Sherlock TD recently announced that TechWorks Marine, an Irish SME based in Dun Laoghaire, has secured a contract to lead a European Space Agency (ESA) research project on monitoring coastal outlets. This is the first time an ESA Earth Observation project has been led by an […]

  • Public feedback sought for planned interconnector between Ireland and Wales

    19 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    A series of public consultation events is being held this month to discuss the proposed MaresConnect electricity interconnector between Ireland and Wales. MaresConnect will comprise a cable route of approximately 245 kilometers under the sea and underground between Dublin in Ireland and Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire in Wales.  The 750 MW electricity link is being developed by […]

  • Ireland: Providence Identifies Conventional Hydrocarbon Resources in Rathlin Basin

    19 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Providence Resources P.l.c., (“Providence”) the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, whose shares are quoted in London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM), provides the first technical update on its Rathlin Basin acreage, which is located both onshore and offshore Northern Ireland. Providence holds a 100% interest over six offshore blocks (P1885), which were awarded […]

  • Fastnet Oil & Gas Acquires Pathfinder Hydrocarbon Ventures (Ireland)

    18 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Fastnet Oil and Gas plc, the newly listed E&P company focussed on near term exploration acreage in the Celtic Sea and Africa, announces that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Pathfinder Hydrocarbon Ventures Ltd from its parent company, Pathfinder Energy Maghreb plc (“PEMP”) for an initial consideration of US$8.0 million to be […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes UK-Ireland MoU on Wind Energy Export

    25 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    RenewableUK has welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on wind energy by the Energy Secretary Edward Davey and his Irish counterpart Pat Rabbitte. The MoU is the first step towards reaching a full inter-Governmental agreement on exporting clean electricity from onshore wind farms in Ireland to the UK via undersea cables by 2020. […]

  • Polarcus Receives LoI for 3D Seismic Acquisition Project (Ireland)

    16 March 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has received a Letter of Intent from Lansdowne Oil & Gas PLC for a 300 square kilometer 3D seismic acquisition project in the Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland. The survey will commence immediately following completion of the Company’s first 3D seismic acquisition contract offshore Ireland, previously announced by Polarcus […]

  • Largest ever 3D survey offshore Ireland kicks off

    1 July 2014

    Polarcus Amani seismic vessel, owned by Polarcus, has mobilized for a 4,400 sq. km RIGHTBAND(TM) 3D multi-client survey in the Southern Porcupine basin, offshore Ireland. The multi-client project, being acquired in collaboration with ION GeoVentures and GeoPartners, will be the largest ever 3D multi-client seismic survey acquired offshore Ireland. Prior to mobilizing from Cork, Minister […]