Energy created by renewables to overtake coal as largest source of electricity

Ireland's renewable energy sector has long warned that the country must be ready for the renewable revolution coming.

Energy created by renewables now has "unprecedented momentum", with the next five years set to add as much as it did over the past 20, or the same as China's current annual output.

The upbeat picture is outlined by the International Energy Agency (IEA), which said in its Renewables 2022 report that capacity is set to almost double by 2027, overtaking coal as the largest source of electricity during the period.