16th June 2026, Dublin: Energy Storage Ireland (ESI) has welcomed a landmark decision by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) to remove unfair grid charges on battery energy storage, in a move that received near-unanimous backing from the energy […]
For years, battery storage in Ireland has been operating under a network charging regime that penalised it for doing exactly what the electricity system needs it to do. That is now set to change, with significant implications for Ireland’s energy […]
Something historic is happening in Dublin this October. For the first time ever, Ireland’s wind, solar and energy storage industries will come together under one roof at the Renewable Energy Expo Ireland 2026, taking place on 21 and 22 October […]
15th January 2026, Dublin: Energy Storage Ireland (ESI) has welcomed the Government’s Large Energy User Action Plan (LEAP), describing it as a timely and strategic policy that identifies energy storage as core national infrastructure. LEAP sets out a plan-led approach […]
Call comes to support efforts to drive down the cost of electricity for customers 1st December 2025, Dublin: Energy Storage Ireland (ESI), the representative body for Ireland’s energy storage industry, has called on EirGrid to deliver the Government’s 500 MW […]
We are recruiting a Senior Communications & Public Affairs Specialist to build support for the policies and priorities of Ireland’s energy storage industry by developing and delivering key messages to critical political, industry, policy-making and media stakeholders. You can find […]
Our 2025 pipeline survey shows the potential of the energy storage sector in Ireland and Northern Ireland with nearly 10 GW of storage in development! We are pleased to release the results of our 2025 survey of the energy storage […]
Registration is now open for the ESI Conference 2025! The Conference will be held on the 26th June in Croke Park, Dublin. This is Ireland and Northern Ireland’s largest conference focused on the energy storage sector and brings together over […]
ESI has published recommendations for the Programme for Government highlighting the benefits of energy storage to Ireland’s energy security, electricity prices and decarbonisation targets. By supporting energy storage Ireland can enable more renewable electricity on the grid, reduce our reliance […]
We are very happy to announce the appointment of the new ESI Chairperson – David Farrell of ESB Generation & Trading! David is the Head of Onshore Development for ESB Generation & Trading. He is an experienced utility leader with […]