Since the development of a single electricity market between Northern Ireland and the Republic in 2007, there have been moves afoot to create other common energy projects between the north and the south. Mark Thompson and David Flinn report

Energy has come to the forefront of economic and environmental attention globally, and Ireland north and south is no exception to this trend. The energy sector in Ireland has remained driven North by an all-island agenda and ern Ireland, in particular, has seen ongoing development in energy matters. Much emphasis has been on the development of renewables and achieving cost savings and efficiencies through the development of an all-island energy market.