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Motherfucking wind farms…
30.07.2025 17:02 — 👍 46353 🔁 17470 💬 1154 📌 2321
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are eight fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, oil, and gas. There is also includes a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
Renewable generation and pumped storage equalled 36% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 64% at 15:45. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 54% of demand. 0% of generation was exported, 10% of demand was met by imports.
27.07.2025 08:32 — 👍 15 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Old phones, fridges or laptops don’t just disappear when tossed.
The world generates 62 million tonnes of e-waste each year, enough to fill 1.5 million trucks.
New regulations, circular design and better recycling can help stop the toxic tide and #BeatWastePollution: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are seven fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, gas, and waste-to-energy. The chart also includes a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Battery discharge data not yet available. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
A stacked area chart of the renewable electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are four fuel types: biomass, hydro, solar, wind. The y axis indicates the percentage of demand being met by each source. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
72.3GWh yesterday from wind, solar, biomass, and hydro was equal to 68.3% of the island's 105.9GWh of electricity demand.
In other words: the best ever July day for renewable generation in Ireland 🏅
All day long, these four sources were supplying >50% of demand.
A line chart of monthly grid carbon intensity in Ireland from 2019 through June 2025. The x-axis runs January-December and there is one line for each year. The general trend is downwards, with 2025 generally noticeably lower than previous years. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
We just had the greenest June ever for Irish electricity, with carbon emissions falling below 600,000 tonnes in any single month for the very first time 🥇
Our full report is now available for free to subscribers!
Refreshing
28.06.2025 07:14 — 👍 30 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 0
A chart of monthly renewable generation in June months from 2019 through 2025. A bar chart indicating GWh is overlaid on a line chart indicating renewable generation vs demand. The bar for June 2025 is a paler colour to indicate that data is incomplete because the month is not yet over. All-island figures. Renewables comprise wind, hydro, solar, and biomass. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
Renewable generation in Ireland has exceeded 1TWh for the first time ever in a June month. That's equal to more than 35% of the island's electricity demand.
There's a few days left yet in the month before our in-depth monthly newsletter arrives July 1st. Sign up for free today!
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are eight fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, gas, and other fossil fuels. The chart also includes a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
A stacked area chart of the renewable electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are six fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind. The y axis indicates the percentage of demand being met by each source. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
A tree map of the electricity mix on the island of Ireland. There are are four categories: renewables (comprising biomass, hydro, solar, wind); storage (comprising batteries and pumped storage); fossil fuels (comprising coal, gas, oil, and waste-to-energy); and imports. Larger sources are annotated with the GWh and percentage of demand fulfilled by that source. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
We've just had two record-breaking days in a row for Irish solar:
- on Wednesday, solar farms produced 8.1GWh, a new one-day record
- on Thursday, solar farm output reached 861MW, a new high
On these strong days, solar farms are fulfilling about 7% of electricity demand with peaks of about 20% ☀️🔎
Ireland: 89 data centres now, 40 more in the pipeline.
"Adding more data centres in Ireland is likely to threaten our ability to meet legally binding climate targets."
– Revealing & concerning investigative journalism & mapping by @conorocarroll.bsky.social & the @investigates.thejournal.ie team.
The image features a preview of an upcoming article on The Journal. The headline reads Where are all the data centres and why should you care?
Coming just after midnight tonight...something a bit different, but very cool!
An interactive, visual investigation that maps - for the first time - all operating and planned data centres in Ireland.
Out soon on thejournal.ie
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are six fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, and fossil fuels. There is also includes a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Some sources are estimated. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
Renewable generation and pumped storage equalled 54% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 69% at 00:00. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 27% of demand. 0% of generation was exported, 19% of demand was met by imports.
04.06.2025 07:26 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are six fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, and fossil fuels. There is also includes a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Some sources are estimated. Excludes domestic solar. Battery data not yet published. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
A stacked area chart of the renewable electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are six fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind. The y axis indicates the percentage of demand being met by each source. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Battery data not yet published. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
Fine Bank Holiday weather!
Yesterday, wind generation exceeded 4GW (about 95% of electricity demand at the time) for the first time in a June month, smashing the previous all-time high of 3.5GW set last year.
Fossil fuels also dropped below 1GW last night; grid carbon intensity numbers to follow!
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are six fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, and fossil fuels. There is also includes a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Some sources are estimated. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
Renewable generation and pumped storage equalled 63% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 96% at 16:15. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 34% of demand. 11% of generation was exported, 14% of demand was met by imports.
03.06.2025 07:01 — 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are six fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, and fossil fuels. There is also includes a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Some sources are estimated. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
Renewable generation and pumped storage equalled 67% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 87% at 17:15. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 35% of demand. 6% of generation was exported, 4% of demand was met by imports.
01.06.2025 08:01 — 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
When the whistle blows, and the work day's done, that's when Elon knows: it's Miller time.
31.05.2025 02:00 — 👍 337 🔁 71 💬 17 📌 13A vital new environmental campaign, SAVE OUR SPRAT, was recently launched to fight the industrial pillage of Bantry Bay's sprat population for fish farm feed.
This is what the very best of local communities coming together to fight for wild nature looks like.
Please follow and support them!! 🙏
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are six fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, and fossil fuels. There is also includes a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Some sources are estimated. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
Renewable generation and pumped storage equalled 39% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 49% at 16:30. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 33% of demand. 0% of generation was exported, 28% of demand was met by imports.
31.05.2025 07:35 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0The new Save Our Sprat campaign will be holding a public demonstration in Bantry Square at 11am on Friday (day after tomorrow), calling for a moratorium on sprat fishing in Irish waters.
I'll be there, can you come along too? The more, the better!! ✊️✊️✊️
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“decide yourself” – Thank you, R.E.M. This support of Radio Free Europe is incredibly touching.
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A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are six fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, and fossil fuels. There is also includes a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Some sources are estimated. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
Renewable generation and pumped storage equalled 35% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 48% at 12:15. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 52% of demand. 0% of generation was exported, 12% of demand was met by imports.
16.04.2025 06:49 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are six fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, and fossil fuels. There is also includes a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Some sources are estimated. Excludes domestic solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
Renewable generation and pumped storage equalled 33% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 46% at 00:00. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 51% of demand. 0% of generation was exported, 16% of demand was met by imports.
15.04.2025 06:27 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Great show, have started the Irish series and looking forward to this one
13.04.2025 19:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Empire mags best fight scene, cracking tunes, Cusack x 2, Driver, Ackroyd, Arkin - all brilliant, one of my favourites "I guess nobody buys American anymore"
12.04.2025 08:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Here you go open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
04.04.2025 11:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
From Paul Krugman's substack relating to tariff avoidance for companies since President Trumps latest "policy" implementation
For Irish businesses seeking refuge from the storm. From @pkrugman.bsky.social substack on the latest shenanigans stateside, not specific advice I'm sure but this will happen in some form for sure
04.04.2025 11:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Well deserved man!
02.04.2025 19:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The train ticket giveaway for 18 year old will allow them travel around Europe for one month for free. I imagine many in the UK who have EU citizenship may be tempted.
Details here:
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Val Kilmer, young and smiling
From Top Secret to Top Gun, Heat and many more, all made the better with him in it, ar dheis dé...... #valkilmer
02.04.2025 12:44 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0ICYMI: it looks like Irish solar reached a new high yesterday afternoon ☘️ ☀️
We'll have more later today when numbers are published and of course our March newsletter will be covering all the March solar records in depth. That's coming out tomorrow - sign up today!
A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are eight fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, gas, and other fossil fuels. The chart also includes a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes domestic solar. Some sources are estimated. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
🚨 Our calculations show Irish solar output may have reached a new all-time high earlier today of approximately 950MW. That doesn't include the micro-generation - just the larger scale solar farms 🔅
We'll have more confidence in this once the weekend's figures are published late tomorrow afternoon!
