Our ambition is to develop and acquire 1.8 GW of solar by 2030 as part of our net zero roadmap to achieve net zero emissions.
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We are investing more than €1 billion a year to create a sustainable energy future.
Delivering a Net Zero Future
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Our report details the pathway to achieving net zero targets by 2040 and the enabling actions we will complete to support the energy transition in the market we operate in.
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We have launched new hydrogen power generation demonstration fuel cells to showcase what is the first deployment of hydrogen to electricity in Ireland.
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We want our wind farm investments to deliver long term social, economic and environmental benefits for everyone. This is the story of how this funding helped to upgrade the facilities and services of Rockmount Nursing Home in Co Kerry.
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Through electricity as an enabler of regeneration, ESB is driven to make a difference for planet, place and people.
This summary of our Sustainability Leadership Plan sets out our key ambitions and the actions we will take, as they relate to these three pillars.
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Our 2024 ESB Science Blast events aim to equip a whole generation of primary school children with fundamental lifelong scientific and problem-solving skills, not only preparing them for life in the 21st Century but also opening a future full of possibilities.
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Ireland’s largest river hydroelectric scheme is once again opening its gates this Summer, offering an exciting and informative experience for all. We are inviting all to come and explore one of Ireland's greatest engineering developments at Ardnacrusha Power Station in Co Clare.
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As global temperatures rise at an unprecedented rate, time is running out to turn the tide on climate change. The electricity sector has a crucial role to play, with the next five years being key to putting in place the foundations to decarbonise economies and societies around the world by 2050.
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Turlough Hill, Ireland’s only pumped storage power station, located in the scenic Wicklow Mountains, was brought into commercial operation in 1974. This innovative and environmentally-friendly project was the largest civil engineering operation ever undertaken in the country when construction began in 1968.
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Our success is rooted in our people and joining us means joining over 9,000 people who are delivering a brighter future. We are a team knowing where we have come from and where we are going, how we get there is up to us.
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