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• Energy Minister Arlene Foster today welcomed the completion of a significant research project into Northern Ireland’s geological potential for the underground storage of energy.

  21 Dec 2011

• Energy Minister Arlene Foster today welcomed the announcement by The Crown Estate of two parallel Leasing Rounds for offshore wind and tidal stream development as new sources of renewable energy for Northern Ireland.

  16 Dec 2011

• 10MW in planning and growing

  25 Nov 2011

• The huge potential benefits of a new electricity grid under the Irish Sea connecting power sources on Scottish, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland electricity networks have been highlighted in an exhaustive study published today.

  25 Nov 2011

• Energy Minister, Arlene Foster today announced the launch of a public consultation on proposed changes to the Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation (NIRO).

  29 Oct 2011

• Energy Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed today’s publication of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) review on the competitiveness of the UK Energy Market.

  21 Oct 2011

• Wind NI’s Gets a Planning Application Approved in Just 64 Days!

  27 Jul 2011