Taylor steps down as parliamentary assistant of Clare TD Wynne
*Mike Taylor. Photograph: Martin Connolly FINE GAEL member Mike Taylor as stepped down as the parliamentary assistant of Clare TD, Violet-Anne Wynne (IND).
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ESB warns of winter outages if Moneypoint does not convert to heavy fuel oil
*Moneypoint Power Station. IF the 900MW Moneypoint coal-burning power station doesn’t convert to Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) to produce electricity, “it is possible that extended power outages could occur to cover the Winter peaks in the period 2024 to 2029”.
Plans to move from coal to oil ‘reinforces Moneypoint’s significance as vital asset’ – McInerney
*Cllr Rita McInerney. Photograph: Arthur Ellis ESB’s plans to move from coal to oil at Moneypint secures the short-term future of the site, a West Clare representative has said.
Agreement reached between ESB & Eirgrid on Moneypoint’s move from coal to oil
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon. AN AGREEMENT has been signed between ESB and Eirgrid which will see Moneypoint available as an out-of-market generator of last resort from 2025 to 2029 running on oil.
Shannon Foynes Port strike deal with Port of Rotterdam
*Photo (l to r): At the signing of an agreement to work towards establishing a supply-chain corridor for exporting green fuels, particularly Green Hydrogen or its derivatives, to Europe were Pat Keating, Chief Executive, Shannon Foynes Port; Brendan Rogers, Irish Ambassador to the Netherlands and Mark Dijk, Manager External Affairs at the Port of Rotterdam. …
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Moneypoint to remain back-up supplier until 2029
*Photograph: John Mangan MONEYPOINT will continue to function as a reserve electricity supplier until the end of this decade.
Taoiseach to visit Clare to launch report in Ardnacrusha
*Leo Varadkar. Photograph: Paul Corey AN TAOISEACH, Leo Varadkar (FG) is to visit Co Clare this weekend.
Shannon Foynes Port signs deal with ESB for offshore projects
A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MAU) has been signed by the ESB and Shannon Foynes Port to support the transformation of the Shannon Estuary as a major centre of deployment for floating offshore wind projects in Irish and international waters.
Long-finger approach to offshore renewable energy off West Clare ‘baffling’
*Minister Eamon Ryan in Clare last November. PACE at which offshore renewable energy is developing in Clare has been labelled as “baffling” by Ennis Chamber.
Moneypoint’s transfer capabilities still central as investment to grid to hit billions
*Moneypoint. AN APPROXIMATE €3.5bn needs to be spent developing the grid up to 2030 with Moneypoint still viewed as offering excellent transfer capabilities.