Lower electricity prices generated by renewable energy are not being passed on to householders, the North's Consumer Council has said.

Large-scale energy storage technologies could play a major role in electricity grids by 2016, according to a report that predicts the falling cost of storage systems will help accelerate the rollout of intermittent renewable energy technologies.

Ecotricity has confirmed it has entered the marine energy sector, announcing ambitious plans to install 200 SeaRaser wave power devices off the UK coast within the next five years.

The south-west of England is to be named as the UK's first marine energy park.

Ofgem has kicked off plans to upgrade Scotland's aging grid networks in a bid to accommodate a new generation of renewable energy projects, such as wind turbines and marine energy parks.

The UK now boasts 6GW of wind energy capacity, enough to provide power to over 3.3 million homes, according to the latest update from trade association RenewableUK.

The Irish Renewable Energy Summit 2012 - Delivering the economic opportunity - will take place on Thursday 23rd February at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin.

Environment Minister Phil Hogan last week congratulated Limerick County Council on reducing its energy consumption by 45%.

Enterprise Europe Network Austria has invited Irish companies to participate at expoEnergy, B2B meetings with companies across Europe, on 1 March 2012 in Wels, Austria.

Chambers Ireland has welcomed the publication of the Expert Commission Review in relation to the Meath-Tyrone (North-South) 400 kV Interconnection Project - noting that the HVDC underground option costing a minimum of €333 million is too expensive.