Energy Ireland’s Renewable Energy Summit, now in its 22nd year, is the significant event bringing together the renewable energy sector as a whole.

Attracting more than 200 key stakeholders, attendees will hear from an impressive line-up of expert speakers looking towards Ireland’s renewable energy future.

2026 programme includes…

  • Brendan Kelly, Head of Commercial, BnM;
  • Paul Lennon, Head of Offshore Wind, Hydrogen and Long Term Storage, ESB;
  • Michelle Quinn, Director, Offshore Wind, Scottish Government;
  • Phil Hemmingway, Director of Decarbonisation, CRU;
  • Thomas Spencer, Energy Policy Analyst, IEA;
  • Muireann Lynch, Senior Research Officer, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI);
  • Richard Rodgers, Deputy Secretary, Head of Energy, Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland;
  • Lisa Foley, Head of Ireland & Northern Ireland, Cornwall Insight;
  • Duncan Matthews, Power Market Modeller, MaREI;
  • Luke O’Callaghan-White, Head of EU Energy Transition, E3G;
  • Clive Bowers, Energy Policy Manager, ESB;
  • Philip Newsome, Principal Officer, Renewable Electricity Section, Department of Climate, Energy & the Environment;
  • Úna Nic Giolla Choille;
  • Therese Murphy, Senior Business Development Manager, Cornwall Insight Ireland.

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Key themes:

  • Delivering 80% renewable electricity by 2030;
  • Delivering energy infrastructure at pace and scale;
  • The development of a biomethane sector in Ireland;
  • Flexibility from RES for a secure, efficient and resilient grid;
  • Realising Ireland’s offshore wind potential;
  • Ensuring public acceptance for renewable energy projects;
  • Long term storage: facilitating renewable energy penetration;
  • AI and energy;
  • Developing marine energy.

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Exhibition opportunities available: ​Don’t miss out!

Join Ireland’s leading organisations in partnering with the Renewable Energy Summit 2026. An excellent way to showcase your organisation at Ireland’s major annual renewable energy conference, there are a small number of high-profile exhibition packages available.

For further information on how your organisation can benefit, contact us directly on +353 (0)1 661 3755 or email Jillian.Wallace@energyireland.ie

How to register

Delegate fee: €395 + VAT

Tel: +353 (0)1 661 3755

Email: registration@energyireland.ie

Online: www.irishrenewableenergysummit.ie