Offshore wind energy
Developers need a concrete plan rather than the vague aspirations of this government if this state is to benefit from its offshore wind energy potential.
Wind energy
The Government needs to answer the questions that investors are asking in order to develop offshore wind energy in Ireland.
Irish energy sector
Government policy is hindering our ability to develop our energy sector and meet our needs.
Ireland’s energy security
I pointed out the difference between what Government says and what it is doing regarding developing offshore wind energy in Ireland.
Decommissioning the Derrybrien wind farm
In the midst of an energy crisis, we are decommissioning the 70-turbine Derrybrien wind farm. Rather than looking at ways to mitigate the damage, a State agency is instead seeking to build another wind farm on a bog atop the nearby Slieve Bearnagh.
Moneypoint and Tarbert to operate “for many years to come” – Tánaiste
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar today has informed Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara that Moneypoint and Tarbert power stations may continue to operate “for many years to come” due to concerns over Ireland’s energy security.
Moneypoint has role to play in addressing energy crisis
Independent Clare TD Michael McNamara has criticised the Government’s policy of closing power stations during an energy crisis in the hope that they will eventually be replaced with green energy sources at an unspecified time in the future.
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