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Energy Ireland Renewable Energy Summit 2026, Thursday, February 5, Croke Park, Dublin

Sunday 11 January 2026

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