Broken planning system blocks renewable energy: Ireland will miss the Climate Action Plan’s target of 70 per cent renewable electricity by 2030 because of a broken planning system. This is according to a new report, Building Onshore Wind, published this morning by the Irish Wind Energy Association.
1,300 MW of wind and solar power proceeding to construction
New report confirms Ireland is a global leader in renewable energy
Decisions made by the next Government could nearly halve the price of renewable electricity in Ireland or increase it by as much as a third. These are the findings of a new report, Saving Money, published this morning – Global Wind Day – by Everoze for the Irish Wind Energy Association who are calling for an industry task-force to cut the price of renewable electricity.
But lack of suitable port means offshore wind farms may be built from ports on Britain’s west coast
The Irish Wind Energy Association has warmly welcomed the announcement which will fast track seven wind energy projects through the new marine planning regime.
84% of adults in Ireland are in favour of wind power in Ireland according to a survey published by the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA). The results of the survey, which was carried out by Interactions in October 2017, show 47% of Irish adults polled said they were are strongly in favour of wind power in Ireland while a further 38% favour it. Overall this is a 4% increase in favourable attitudes towards wind power compared with similar research in 2013.
Opponents of wind energy have been accused of “playing on the public’s fear of the unknown” and on public representatives’ “aversion to conflict”.
Element Power, the company behind the £5 billion proposals, hopes to build more than 700 wind turbines and transport power through two dedicated undersea cables across the Irish sea
Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) have claimed Ireland’s wind power market has the potential to create 30,000 jobs by 2020 – that’s if the Government brings about some reforms to the industry
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