Ciarán Mac Domhnaill
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Ciarán Mac Domhnaill
@ciaranmacdomhnaill.bsky.social
Empirical economist interested in energy, sustainable transport and the environment | Postdoctoral Researcher, UCD Economics and NexSys
⚡️🔌 Dynamic electricity pricing will be offered to customers in 🇮🇪 from next year, but how can we make this upcoming change work? Check out my op-ed in 📰 The Irish Sun: www.thesun.ie/news/1598292...

#DynamicPricing #Electricity #Energy #EnergyTransition #Ireland #Economics #Climate
Electricity dynamic pricing could help cut your bills - don't let it slide away
DYNAMIC pricing has long had a bad reputation as it’s a way for companies to charge more when demand is high. Also known as surge pricing, the scramble for Oasis Croke Park tickets, left, sparked a…
www.thesun.ie
October 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
⚡️Dynamic electricity pricing is coming to Ireland 🇮🇪 But how can we make it effective and fair?

Our NexSys Policy Paper looks at the potential benefits and the policy actions needed to make it work.

📘 Read here: publicpolicy.ie/environment/...

#DynamicPricing #Electricity #EnergyTransition
Public Policy
Public Policy @ UCD Geary
PublicPolicy.ie
October 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Reposted by Ciarán Mac Domhnaill
France opened a flurry of nuclear power plants in the 1980s and 1990s, giving it low-carbon electricity ever since—
October 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Reposted by Ciarán Mac Domhnaill
👚 Clothing sales doubled between 2000 and 2015, while utilisation – the number of times we wear an item before discarding it – fell.

This #LondonFashionWeek has seen the return of fast fashion giant H&M.

🔎 Read Elaine Ritch on the true costs of fast fashion buff.ly/16GlEkC 👈
September 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Reposted by Ciarán Mac Domhnaill
⚡️Is the UK falling behind on renewable energy?

In 2023, only 14.9% of UK energy consumption came from renewables.
Today’s #ChartOfTheDay looks at how EU nations are faring in the renewables transition. While Scandinavian countries surge ahead, Belgium, Luxembourg and the UK lag behind.
August 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
💡Check out our new policy paper that explores how Ireland could unlock the potential of peer-to-peer (P2P) electricity trading, empowering communities and households to directly exchange electricity #EnergyTransition #NexSys #P2PEnergy @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social

publicpolicy.ie/environment/...
Towards Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Energy Trading: A Policy Pathway for Ireland’s Decentralised Energy Future - Public Policy
This brief proposes a phased roadmap to enable P2P energy trading in Ireland, examining the regulatory, technical, and community-based steps needed to support a more decentralised electricity system i...
publicpolicy.ie
July 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Reposted by Ciarán Mac Domhnaill
One-third of cars on the road in Norway are now electric
July 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
⚡️👨‍🏫 Great to present on the Irish wholesale electricity market at the @eaere.bsky.social annual conference in Bergen today. Grateful for the engaged audience and insightful discussion! #EAERE2025 #EnergyEconomics
June 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🚢🇪🇺🇬🇧 My paper on the effects of Brexit on shipping has been published in the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics! I find a 21% drop in EU-UK Ro-Ro cargo volumes, and an 88% increase in Ireland-France volumes. Full paper at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #economics #Brexit #emissions
All at Sea? Externalities and Cargo Diversion in the Wake of Brexit
How does withdrawing from a free trade agreement affect maritime cargo volumes? Are there external effects on freight transport between third-party countries? Using Brexit as a case study, in a diffe...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Reposted by Ciarán Mac Domhnaill
New #OpenAccess article in the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics:

"All at Sea? Externalities and Cargo Diversion in the Wake of Brexit"

(by @ciaranmacdomhnaill.bsky.social) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
All at Sea? Externalities and Cargo Diversion in the Wake of Brexit
How does withdrawing from a free trade agreement affect maritime cargo volumes? Are there external effects on freight transport between third-party countries? Using Brexit as a case study, in a diffe....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Reposted by Ciarán Mac Domhnaill
READ: Saving the oceans can sometimes feel like an overwhelming task, but if we all pitch in, we can make a big difference.

While there are countless ways you can make a difference, here are our top 10 ways you can help save the oceans 👉 oceana.ly/45JLS6p #WorldOceansDay
10 Ways You Can Help Save The Oceans | Oceana
Oceans cover more than 70% of the planet and are home to important species and ecosystems. Learn about 10 ways you can help save the oceans!
oceana.ly
June 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Reposted by Ciarán Mac Domhnaill
Progress can sometimes be slow, but with persistence it is possible. Take the case of leaded gasoline.
June 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Had a brilliant time speaking at Pint of Science in Dublin! 🍺🔬

Thanks to @pintofscienceie.bsky.social and to everyone who came out to explore Brexit, energy and transport emissions over a pint. Looking forward to more conversations like this!

#Pint25 #Brexit #emissions #NexSys
June 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
🍺🔬 I’m speaking at @pintofscienceie.bsky.social 2025! Join me on Monday 19 May for a look at how Brexit affected shipping routes and what this means for carbon emissions 🌎🚢

📍 The Storyteller, Dublin
🎟️ Free tickets: pintofscience.ie/event/greene...

#pint25 @ucddublin.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Reposted by Ciarán Mac Domhnaill
Data centres tend to cluster together, often around cities. This can lead to bottlenecks in local grids.

They’re also growing in size. The largest data centre under construction will use 20X more electricity as a typical hyperscale data centre today 👉 iea.li/4j2r9P3
April 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Presented at #SES25 in Glasgow this week! My paper with Radek Stefanski explores the Environmental Kuznets Curve through the lens of structural transformation. Great conversations and insights on global energy transitions, thanks @scoteconsociety.bsky.social for having me!
April 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM