The Department of Environment, Climate and Communications published the long-awaited Electricity Storage Policy Framework for Ireland on 4 July. This is the first national policy for energy storage in Ireland and as called out by Eamon Ryan, Minister for the […]

On 25 June, ESI was invited to attend the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment and Climate to discuss long-duration energy storage. Attending were Bobby Smith, Head of ESI, Brian Kennedy, ESI Chairperson and Paul Blount, Chair of ESI’s Long-Duration Energy […]

It was great to see such a large turnout at the ESI Conference 2024 in Croke Park, Dublin with nearly 300 attendees on the day. The potential in energy storage is vast and more than a few times storage was […]

Brilliant news coming from ESB Networks as we now have 1 GW of Energy Storage connected to Ireland’s electricity network! This figure includes 731.5 MW of battery storage projects and 292 MW from Turlough Hill pumped storage power station – […]

Our latest report in collaboration with KPMG and Green Tech Skillnet explores the investment and employment potential for the energy storage sector in Ireland. It identifies key supply-side skills development needs such as research, training and development and quantifies the […]

ESI is recruiting a full-time policy analyst. You can view the job description and details on how to apply here. Applications close on 20th October 2023.

Photos of the delegates, speakers and panels at the Energy Storage Ireland Annual Conference 2023. Photos by Conor McCabe Photography.

Join us in Croke Park, Dublin on 21 September for the Energy Storage Ireland Annual Conference 2023! The energy storage industry in Ireland has gone from strength to strength with nearly 700MW of battery storage now operational on the island […]