The results of Ireland’s third Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) auction selected 3 onshore wind projects, totalling 148MW, as provisional winners.
Plans have been unveiled that will see the Irish energy grid directly connected to continental Europe for the first time via a 575km interconnector running through the Celtic Sea.
EirGrid together with Ireland’s minister for environment, climate, communications and transport, Eamon Ryan TD, has unveiled 40 new grid infrastructure projects, representing a total investment of over £85 million (€1 billion).
Moixa is to launch a new virtual power plant (VPP) comprising solar batteries and electric vehicles, set to provide frequency response services to the Irish transmission system operator (TSO).
Up to 140MW of capacity will be procured under the first ever tender for Ireland’s new frequency response and balancing programme, with projects to go live by September 2021.
Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has signed up to deliver flexible capacity to Ireland’s frequency system services programme and the emerging single electricity market across the island after partnering with demand side response provider Enernoc.