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# wind energy

This year
2024
Record new offshore wind farm capacity installed in Europe in 2023
Wind farms set new record by providing 35% of electricity used on island of Ireland last year
Maritime College head: Ireland must seize opportunities presented by major off-shore projects
As Ireland begins the process of shifting energy production to offshore wind farms the need for an increase in Irish trained mariners will see
Last year
2023
Wind power temporarily outpaced electricity demand yesterday for the first time in Ireland
July was a record month for wind energy usage in Ireland, report shows
Govt must invest in ports in order to build offshore wind energy projects, report finds
All time
EU plans 'emergency intervention' to halt energy price rise
Wind energy has provided 34% of Ireland’s power this year
Ireland has strongest April on record for generating wind energy
ESB to decommission 70-turbine Derrybrien wind farm in Co Galway
Opposition to wind farm near Cork's scenic Gougane Barra raised in Dáil
Ireland has big targets for wind energy - but getting there won't be a breeze
Ramp up in wind energy needed to meet electricity demand from data centres and electric cars, says Varadkar
Sacked worker who went along with false story to 'protect teammate' awarded €50k compensation
'Ireland is the second-worst performing EU member state in tackling climate change'
This morning's wind generated enough electricity to power 1.8 million homes
BAI upholds complaint against the 'Power to Power Ourselves' wind energy ad
Poll: Are you in favour of wind turbines?
The State is taking a €35 million punt on a huge new wind energy venture
6 facts about Irish energy use that will make you stop and think
Power isn't quite paying like it used to for ESB
Poll: Should more be done to develop renewable energy in Ireland?
Ireland's wind energy on Sunday night was enough to power almost 1.5 million homes
The Environment Minister says he wouldn't want to live beside a wind turbine
Turbines taller than Spire get green light despite fears over environmental impact
Global Wind Day: Wind meeting 2% more electricty demand than last year
Green Party has 'maintained its shape under enormous pressure': Mark Dearey looks to Brussels
Government accused of using 'spin' to take attention away from wind farm protests
'Incensed' anti-pylon groups take their protest to Leinster House
Gilmore: Not viable to export wind energy to Britain... right now
It's official: The Government has cancelled its Midlands wind energy export plan
New website holds microscope to "industry-driven" wind energy production in Ireland
Wind farms to face stricter regulation under proposed legislation
The distance from a wind turbine to a house should be 10 times its height says new bill
Wind turbines height increase refused as it will impact on scenic Donegal
Seanad reform, wind energy and Irish prisoners in the UK
Rabbitte set to face questions on 'shelving' of UK wind export plan
Column: Giving local communities a financial stake could solve our energy problem
These five graphs dig into the figures behind wind energy in Ireland