Simon Leonard

The Irish Energy Update

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Come join us on the bleeding edge of the most exciting global industry at 'The Irish Energy Update' – the podcast that's your go-to source for the latest news in Ireland's dynamic energy sector - delivered in just 3 minutes or less! Listen in as we revolutionize your daily commute or coffee break with the latest industry news, insider stories, and expert analysis, making every moment count. Hosted by Simon Leonard out of Dublin, Ireland. If you like the podcast please share on LinkedIn and review.

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Latest episode

Feb 16, 2026

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S3 E23: Coolglass ruling upheld 16.02.2026

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s quashing of An Coimisiún Pleanála’s refusal of the Coolglass Wind Farm in Laois, because the commission failed to consider whether the county development plan complied with the Climate Act. The Court held that public bodies must, “insofar as practicable”, perform their functions consistently with climate objectives, and that this duty is enforceable. The c...

E3 E22: Market movements: Ørsted, CIP, IB Vogt & Exus Renewables 09.02.2026

Welcome to 'The Irish Energy Update' – the podcast that's your go-to source for the latest news in Ireland's dynamic energy sector - delivered in just 5 minutes or less! Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamless...

S3 E21: DEEP DIVE: RESS-6 T&Cs 03.02.2026

The RESS 6 consultation outlines proposed changes to auction Terms and Conditions and seeks stakeholder views before final rules issue in Q2 2026. It focuses on refining Community Benefit Funds (moving to deemed output and tying setup to ION), potentially extending the 15‑year support duration and phasing support, updating capacity factors, and lengthening Relief Event windows. It proposes raising...

S3 E20: DEEP DIVE Private Wires Bill 26.01.2026

Welcome to 'The Irish Energy Update' – the podcast that's your go-to source for the latest news in Ireland's dynamic energy sector - delivered in just 5 minutes or less! Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily l...

S3 E19: DEEP DIVE - Cabinet approves LEAP 19.01.2026

Welcome to 'The Irish Energy Update' – the podcast that's your go-to source for the latest news in Ireland's dynamic energy sector - delivered in just 5 minutes or less! Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily l...

S3 E18: Deep dive - RESS-6 and NZIA 12.01.2026

DCEE's publication on the net zero industry act which has major implications on this years RESS auction and all future renewable energy auctions in Ireland

EP 50 Special: 2025 Reeling in the Year 01.01.2026

As a new years gift and in honour of this being our 50th episode we have a special one for you today. Welcome to this 'reeling in the year' episode where we have handpicked the top stories from each month across the year for your entertainment purposes only! I hope this can bring back feelings of happiness and pride for what we as an industry achieved in the last year because what a year 2...

S3 E16: Data Centre connection policy published & EU grid package 15.12.2025

CRU publishes its decision on a new electricity connection policy for data centres The european commission publishes new grid package to boost renewable development.

S3 E15: Govt infrastructure action plan published & change needed in SRESS 07.12.2025

Ireland publishes ambitious infrastructure action plan IWFA conference in Kilkenny asks for changes to S-RESS

S2 E14: National gas reserve in Clare & ORESS-2.1 auction results 01.12.2025

County Clare named as site for strategic gas reserve ESB and Ørsted announced as winners of the O-RESS 2.1 auction.

S3 E13: ECP-GSS, Biomethane investment and COP30 24.11.2025

CRU announcement on ECP-GSS, investment in late stage biomethane plant and Ireland at cop 30.

S3 E12: BESS unlocked, North South Interconnector and Govts emergency powers 17.11.2025

On this weeks episode: The scheduling and dispatch programme goes live, North-south interconnector out for tender The government to bring to cabinet, a proposal for emergency powers which bypass the planning processes and fast-track key infrastructure projects

JR dismissed, Simply Blue investment & district heating fund 10.11.2025

Justice Richard Humphrey dismisses a JR, Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Company investment in Simply Blue Group and a government fund is launched to accelerate district heating in ireland.

S3 E10: RE awards winner, John Collison on infrastructure and ACPs Q3 update 03.11.2025

RE awards winner, John Collison on infrastructure and ACPs Q3 update Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily life!

S3 E9: Development news, PSO Levy, Astatine investment & Interconnector with Spain 28.10.2025

Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily life!

S3 E8: Deep dive on LDES procurement consultation 20.10.2025

Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily life!

S3 E7: NZIA consultation & Work in Wind event 13.10.2025

Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily life!

S3 E6: Nuclear, Hydrogen and Wind life extension refusal 06.10.2025

Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily life!

S3 E5: RESS-5 and ECP 2.5.1 results 29.09.2025

Welcome to 'The Irish Energy Update' – the podcast that's your go-to source for the latest news in Ireland's dynamic energy sector - delivered in just 5 minutes or less! Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily l...

S3 E4: CfD in Northern Ireland, Repowering plans & Renewable Energy Awards 22.09.2025

Welcome to 'The Irish Energy Update' – the podcast that's your go-to source for the latest news in Ireland's dynamic energy sector - delivered in just 5 minutes or less! Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily l...

S3 E3: Power Capital Investment, Gas PPA and national DMAPs 15.09.2025

Welcome to 'The Irish Energy Update' – the podcast that's your go-to source for the latest news in Ireland's dynamic energy sector - delivered in just 5 minutes or less! Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamless...

S3 E2: Multi buyer PPA, Renewable Acceleration Areas and Competitiveness Action Plan 08.09.2025

Welcome to 'The Irish Energy Update' – the podcast that's your go-to source for the latest news in Ireland's dynamic energy sector - delivered in just 5 minutes or less! Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamless...

SEASON 3 OPENER: Private wires and PR6 31.08.2025

Welcome to 'The Irish Energy Update' – the podcast that's your go-to source for the latest news in Ireland's dynamic energy sector - delivered in just 5 minutes or less! Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamless...

SEASON 2 FINALE: ECP GSS, DMAPs and MKOs estimates 18 GW of onshore wind is possible 05.05.2025

On the final episode of season 2: CRU releases Proposed Decision Paper on the future grid connection policy ECP GSS Details of the work that is underway on offshore DMAPs by the minister Estimate from MKO that tehre is up to 9.4 GW of onshore wind generation potential in Ireland outside of the 9 GWs which is either operational or in the pipeline

Wind Europe, Eirgrid's €1bn investment & Corio shelves Sceirdre rocks 14.04.2025

In the same week that the irish government presented at wind europe in copenhagen on its progress to date on its offshore wind industrial stargey and Eirgird announced its €1 bn procurement programme to help connect offshore power projects to the grid Corio has announced that it was shelving its sceirdre rocks project. 

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