THE NORTHERN IRELAND
ENERGY TRANSITION
In June 2022 the NI Executive passed the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland). Like the climate change legislation introduced in other parts of the UK and Ireland, this act commits Northern Ireland to legally binding commitments on decarbonisation, including development of Climate Action Plans, Carbon Budgets, and the commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. It also set out a target for at least 80% of electricity in Northern Ireland to come from renewable sources by 2030.
Northern Ireland is well suited to utilise renewable energy resources such as wind and tidal and renewable gases like biomethane and hydrogen, but the renewable energy industry requires robust policy decisions and strategy to make this happen.
What are we doing to help?
Mutual Energy has set up an Energy Transition function that will focus on the following areas:
Key areas of interest for Mutual Energy include

Hydrogen

Biomethane

Renewable gas interconnection

Electrical interconnection

Large-scale energy storage solutions

Offshore grid development

Geothermal energy

Carbon capture and storage solutions

Cross-border policy coordination

Development of appropriate market arrangements.
OUR PROJECTS
History and development of the Moyle Interconnector
Market History The Moyle Interconnector links the electricity transmission grids of Northern Ireland and [...]
Gas to the West
Introduction The Gas to the West project was conceived to bring the benefits [...]