Home-energy upgrade applications double amid crisis Applications for grants for home-energy upgrades have nearly doubled since last year.

“Applications for grants for home-energy upgrades have nearly doubled since last year. Amid the energy crisis created by the war in the Middle East, 29,000 applications have been processed in the first three months of this year - an increase of 96%.”

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Time has come for exnovation away from fossil fuels The fuel shortages caused by the US-Israel war on Iran highlight the need to move towards more peaceful renewable-based futures

.....while @jenniecstephens.bsky.social introduces us to the concept of exnovation and its place in ridding us of fossil fuels.....
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We're delighted to announce the launch of the Dublin #Climate Action Week event programme!
From 11-17th May 2026, a great programme of events will be taking place across the county, from biodiversity walks to energy saving talks, to family fun days & more!
Visit dublinclimateactionweek.ie #DCAW26

We’re looking for old Stoneybatter Festival volunteer T-shirts!

If you’ve volunteered before but are not around for this year’s festival 19-21 June, you can drop your Stoneybatter T-shirt in to our Book Swap at An Siol 11am-12.30pm Sat 25th April, & your T-shirt will go to a 2026 volunteer 😊

Why is Irish electricity so expensive? Economists have crunched the numbers The culprit is gas, which exposes Ireland to volatile international markets.

Why is Irish electricity so expensive? Economists from the ESRI crunched the numbers - and generating a large share of our electricity using gas is a big factor. jrnl.ie/7011725t

😎 Stoneybatter Festival 2026

19 - 21 June

First festival meeting Wednesday 15 April 7:30 - 8:30 An Siol 19 Manor Street. All welcome!!

Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval Record high set on Monday and raised on Tuesday, with 14.4GW of electricity generated in sunny spring weather Britain’s sunny spring weather powered the grid to new solar energy records on two consecutive days this week. Solar farms in England, Wales and Scotland generated 14.1 GW of low-carbon electricity at lunchtime on Monday, surpassing the previous high of 14GW in July last year. Continue reading...

Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval

Yesterday I used the Bohemians Library of Things for the first time to take out a Pressure Washer for the day. Great service for Bohs members! More of this around Ireland please!
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Turkey to race ahead of EU on battery storage amid fossil fuel crisis More than 33GW of battery capacity approved for Turkish grid since 2022 compared with 12-13GW in Germany Turkey has given the green light to more batteries to buffer its electricity grid than any EU member state, a report has found, in a further sign of rich countries losing steam in the race to a clean economy. More than 33GW of battery capacity have been approved in Turkey since 2022, according to the climate thinktank Ember, while the total planned and operational capacity in European frontrunners that started deploying them earlier, such as Germany and Italy, is 12-13GW. Continue reading...

Turkey to race ahead of EU on battery storage amid fossil fuel crisis

Sinéad O'Sullivan: We need a national strategy for the fuel crisis. Here are four things we can do now And when we’ve done them, we need to build a long-term energy security strategy

Sinéad O'Sullivan: We need a national strategy for the fuel crisis. Here are four things we can do now

Ireland’s retrofit reality: From ‘amazing’ home energy results to ‘miserable’ and costly experiences Retrofitting offers cosy home and energy cost cuts but can also come with financial burdens and bureaucratic nightmares

“We should spend every penny we can on roof insulation. Whatever kind of place you’re living in, regardless of whatever else you do or don’t do, everyone in the country should have a really good insulated roof because that’s where you lose most of your heat.”

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A line chart of monthly CO₂ emissions from the Irish grid. The x-axis runs January-December and there is one line for each year. The y-axis shows tonnes of CO₂ each month. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Source: EirGrid, SEMO

A treemap of the electricity mix on the island of Ireland with the following fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, oil, gas, and waste-to-energy. Larger sources are annotated with the GWh and percentage of total generation that source comprised. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes rooftop solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO

March saw some of the lowest ever CO₂ emissions in Irish electricity 🏭️ ☀️

What's driving decarbonisation on the Irish grid, and what are some of the threats?

Find out in the latest edition of "Irish Grid Monthly", available now to all our newsletter subscribers!

Stoneybatter book swap & boots drop today! (Saturday 28th March.) We’ll be at An Siol 19 Manor St 11am-12.30pm if you’d like to pick up a book, donate worn but wearable football boots, or just stop by for a chat.

A poster with the text given in the post, plus the Bohs & Des Kelly logos, and a photo of football boots. The tones are sepia and orange.

It’ll be a book swap AND boots drop this Saturday 28th March 11am-12.30pm An Síol,19 Manor Street. This month we'll be doubling as a Football Boots Collection point! Our friends at Bohemians Climate Coop are collecting football boots (clean & in wearable condition 🙏 ) for local asylum seekers.

Find out about new home energy grants, including fully-funded upgrades available to homeowners participating in certain social welfare schemes. 💡⚡🔆

23 March 2026 6.30-8pm
Spark Lab – Phibsboro Tower 1st Floor D07 VXF8

QR or link to book one-on-one appointment
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How Pakistan’s people-led solar boom is easing impact of Middle East energy crisis Falling costs and government incentives made solar an attractive option for many, which has reduced need for gas

How Pakistan’s people-led solar boom is easing impact of Middle East energy crisis

Proud to be part of collaborative D7 'Triple SEC' community ⚡️ working with our incredible neighbours in Connecting Cabra and Cosybatter! 💚🤝🌍

'Triple SEC' was formed a few years ago between the three D7 Sustainable Energy Communities (SEC)!

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Map of Stoneybatter showing there are now 11 BikeBunkers in Stoneybatter.

Great to see we now have 11 BikeBunkers around Stoneybatter - but it would be great to see a LOT more!

That’s just 55 (?) bike spaces to serve thousands of people living in small properties, most without gardens.

You can find out more or register interest here:

bikebunkers.ie/pages/regist...

Brian from Connecting Cabra was on @nearfm.ie today talking about our Free Tree day, painting nature on the roadside utility boxes, our upcoming @seai-ie.bsky.social Retrofitting grants session with @cosybatter.bsky.social & @phibsboro.bsky.social & lots more. You can listen back here. #SpeirGorm

Rise in wind, solar capacity connected to national grid An additional 189 megawatts of wind and solar capacity was connected to the electricity grid during the first two months of this year.

An additional 189 megawatts of wind and solar capacity was connected to the electricity grid during the first two months of this year

Ireland 'lagging' on home heating retrofit targets - ESRI A new report from the Economic and Social Research Institute has found that Ireland is "lagging considerably behind", and unlikely to meet, the targets set out in the Climate Action Plan for decarboni...

Investing in public retrofitting and renewable energy (rather than arms) would not only reduce emissions and household bills, it would make us far less vulnerable to spiking energy prices due to war.

-> green sovereign development against militarisation

www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...

This is the biggest oil disruption in history | CNN Business A historic disruption to the world’s oil production sent crude prices smashing through the $100 barrier Monday for the first time in nearly four years.

Meanwhile, the price remains unchanged of the 173,000 terawatts of the sun's energy (10,000 times more than humans use) that is continuously striking Earth at every moment.

Meanwhile, Spain's massive investment in renewables is paying dividends now: with prices for Spanish industry and consumers low and stable compared with other European economies.

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A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland with the following fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, oil, and gas. There is also a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes rooftop solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO

A stacked area chart of the renewable electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland. There are eight fuel types: pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, oil, and gas. The y axis indicates the percentage of demand being met by each source. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes rooftop solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO

🚨 A historic double-header for the Irish grid today with two major records broken:
- this morning, battery discharge reached almost 500MW, or roughly 8% of electricity demand 🔋
- just after 12pm, solar output exceeded 1GW (roughly 20% of demand) for the very first time ☀️

Much more to come!

A stacked area chart of the electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland with the following fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, oil, and gas. There is also a black line showing electricity demand. Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes rooftop solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO

Renewable generation and discharging storage equalled 74% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 88% at 17:45. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 24% of demand. 3% of generation was exported, 5% of demand was met by imports.

📣 Save the date! Dublin 7 Home Energy Clinic ⚡️

📍 Monday 23rd March 2026 from 6.30pm to 8.00pm

🗺️ Venue: Spark Lab – Phibsboro Tower 1st Floor D07 VXF8

✅ Do you want to save energy and money? 〽️💶💡

Register now: s.surveyplanet.com/thti63oy

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Saturday 28th February it’ll be a year since our first monthly Stoneybatter book swap! So we’ll be at An Siol on Manor St from 11am-12.30pm if you want to pop by to browse, pick up a new to you book or just have a chat. All welcome. And it should - famous last words!! - be sunny!

Europe’s energy transition is well underway but it is far from uniform.

In 25 European countries, non-fossil fuel sources now generate the majority of electricity, a clear sign of how deeply clean power has penetrated the system.

Nearly 320,000 unable to pay electricity bill in December The number of people unable to pay their energy bills rose to almost 320,000 in December last year, an increase of almost 20% on the previous year.

The number of people unable to pay their electricity bills rose to almost 320,000 in December last year, an increase of just over 20% on the previous year.

www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0227/1...

Renewables cut energy costs by €1.5bn last year - report Renewable energy from wind and solar reduced the gas and carbon costs of generating electricity on the island of Ireland last year by more than €1.5 billion, according to a new report.

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