The Green Hysland Project is moving forward, leading the decarbonisation of island economies. After 2,5 years of implementation, the Island of Mallorca has already the first renewable hydrogen buses on the road. Before you go on Summer holidays, please find below your...
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Who gains from Ireland’s West Coast’s Loss?
There is a sea change coming in the character of Europe’s energy over the next decade. Nearly all those states with coasts on the Atlantic and North Seas are actively promoting floating offshore wind (FLOW) projects. Across the Western European Coastline, there are...
Who gains from Ireland’s West Coast’s Loss?
There is a sea change coming in the character of Europe’s energy over the next decade. Nearly all those states with coasts on the Atlantic and North Seas are actively promoting floating offshore wind (FLOW) projects. Across the Western European Coastline, there are...
Draft Grid Implementation Plan 2023 – 2028, Response from ECI
Renewable energy in Ireland is not just about electrcity and the grid. Ireland has a vast potential for offshore wind energy (OWE), which can play a crucial role in Europe's overall energy strategy and contribute to our climate goals. While the East Coast can meet...
Valentia Island in ‘German-Irish Business Review 2023’
Our own Cormac Walsh has written an article on the Valentia Island Green Hydrogen Valley project for this years' German Irish Chamber Business Review 2023 published and available at this link (opens off-site). In it he also tells the amazing back-story of the world...
GreenHysland Hydrogen Buses
GreenHysland launches a fleet of buses in La Palma - we are delighted to be part of this amazing project demonstrating the benefits and opportunities the hydrogen transport presents for island communities. We are working with the project to conduct replication studies...
ECI and the German Irish Hydrogen Council launch
As a founding member, Energy Co-ops Ireland is delighted to say that the German-Irish Hydrogen Council has officially kicked off! The council's inaugural meeting was opened by German ambassador Cord Meier-Klodt this morning in UCD.Green hydrogen production in Ireland...
ECI at 3rd Coordination meeting of the SEAFUEL project in Madeira
ECI is participating with Fuinneamh (CFOAT) in the Seafuel Interreg research project assessing uses of Hydrogen in island communities as a transport fuel. Partners at the conference had the opportunity to discuss the progress of the project and attend the...
Hydrogen production plans for Ireland’s Valentia Island
An example of a Irish small community seeking to produce hydrogen for their own use is Valentia island off the coast of County Kerry. Valentia Island SEC (which aims to establish an energy co-op in the coming months) have recently completed their ambitious SEC Energy...
GennComm Hydrogen Transport Research Project
Energy Co-operatives Ireland as Associate Partners to the GenComm 9.3 Million Euro Intereg funded Hydrogen research project attended the first Workshop on the 14/15th of December 2017 in Saarland, Germany. The aim of the project is to develop three locations...