The report says the industry’s emissions need to drop by 60% by 2030 to keep global warning to an increase of 1.5 degrees “within reach”.

An Oireachtas committee will hear today that thousands of households and businesses are behind on their gas and electricity bills.

The system is expected to be put under alerts but a system-wide blackout is seen as unlikely.

The port will also be equipped with facilities to generate offshore wind and hydrogen energy.

Meanwhile, the temporary reduction in the VAT rate on gas and electricity will remain in place for another 12 months.

The state-owned energy company said its profits from the start of the year to 30 June had increased by €157 million compared to the same period last year.

US corporation New Fortress Energy had been seeking permission to build the facility on the Shannon Estuary.

The scrapping of VAT on solar panels has contributed to a significant increase in their installation in Irish homes.

Gas Networks Ireland said that wind energy had one of its strongest Julys on record – generating 35% of all electricity in the State.

This year’s budget takes place on 10 October.

The Taoiseach says energy bills are not falling fast enough.

Michael McGrath also said the Government expects consumers to see the benefit of “what have been dramatic falls in wholesale energy prices”.

A report by the European Court of Auditors examined countries’ performance against 2020 targets and progress towards 2030.

CSO figures show that there has been a decrease of 16.2% in wholesale electricity prices in the month to May of this year.

James Carton, assistant professor in Sustainable Energy with DCU and an academic advisor to the United Nations on hydrogen, joins us on this week’s podcast to discuss this lesser spotted form of energy. How do you make it? Where could it be used instead of fossil fuels? Could it be part of a clean energy future, or does it amount to simply greenwashing?

The waste heat from data centres can be used for climate-friendly heating systems – but data centres are major energy consumers.

The country is exiting atomic power even as it seeks to wean itself off fossil fuels and manage an energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine.

The move is expected to be signed off by the Government this week.

It is intended that the legislation would be enacted before the summer recess and first proceeds are expected to be collected in September.

The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer has frozen the duty on draught pints and promised up to 30 hours per week of free childcare for eligible households.

Senior members of government have said another energy credit is a possibility in winter if prices have not fallen.

The energy provider announced that energy bills would decrease for businesses from Wednesday, but not for residential customers.

An average decrease of 10% is set to take effect on electricity bills for small and medium enterprises.

The change, which kicks in on 31 March, will result in a 7.1% decrease to the typical household cost.

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities will also outline the impact of the electricity sector on reducing customer debt.

Claims in relation to energy bills for September 2022 had been required to be submitted by tomorrow.

The chair of the Micro-Renewable Energy Federation likened the experience of securing a grant to a “bureaucratic nightmare”.

The price of electricity in December 2022 was 10.4% higher than December 2021.

The head of Nato has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to weaponise the coming cold season.

Revenue above a certain cap will be collected and used to support consumers facing expensive bills.

A memo will be brought to Cabinet tomorrow seeking to introduce a cap on market revenue on non-gas electricity generators.

The Journal asked a number of energy companies if like Electric Ireland, they too had set up hardship funds for customers in need.

The EU Commission chief is set to visit Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia in the coming days

The Irish Academy of Engineering has said the government’s report on Ireland’s energy security is “seriously flawed”.

The Finance Minister rounded on people who “want to chase data centres out of Ireland”.

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty says 450,000 PAYG customers are being abandoned by Government.