# wind-energy - Monday 9 May, 2022
# Blown Away
# Blown Away
The CEO of Wind Energy Ireland has called for increased development of renewable energy.
# wind-energy - Wednesday 16 March, 2022
# Wind Energy
# Wind Energy
The construction of the wind farm in 2003 was linked to a landslide that led to the death of around 50,000 fish and tonnes of dislodged peat.
# wind-energy - Tuesday 8 February, 2022
# Renewable
# Renewable
A Cork TD said the move has taken locals “very, very much by surprise”.
# wind-energy - Saturday 23 October, 2021
# Wind Energy
# Wind Energy
Almost one third of Ireland’s electricity comes from wind generation, with just 8% coming from fossil fuels like coal and oil.
# wind-energy - Saturday 28 December, 2019
# Climate Action
# Climate Action
The amount of electricity generated from renewable sources must rise from 30% to 70% by 2030.
# wind-energy - Thursday 19 July, 2018
# Unfair Dismissal
# Unfair Dismissal
The former technician at the wind farm services company won his unfair dismissal case at the Workplace Relations Commission.
# wind-energy - Monday 9 July, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
That’s where offshore wind energy comes in, writes Stephen Wheeler.
# wind-energy - Wednesday 11 January, 2017
# Power Up
# Power Up
That is an all-time record.
# wind-energy - Thursday 15 September, 2016
# Energy Independence
# Energy Independence
A complainant said the ad, which features a haunting voiceover speech by JFK on Ireland’s destiny, ran foul of a ban on political advertising.
# wind-energy - Sunday 8 May, 2016
# Your Say
# Your Say
The new minister for natural resources wants more public consultation on the issue.
# wind-energy - Monday 29 February, 2016
# Breath Of Fresh Air
# Breath Of Fresh Air
The energy fund is set to start work on several wind farms in Ireland this year.
# wind-energy - Wednesday 6 January, 2016
# Sponsored By Wind Energy
# Sponsored By Wind Energy
Did you know we’re one of the most energy-dependent countries in Europe?
# wind-energy - Wednesday 25 March, 2015
# Electric Shocks
# Electric Shocks
Profits are down at the semi-state, but it’s still delivering a €300 million windfall to the government.
# wind-energy - Thursday 19 March, 2015
# No Spin Zone
# No Spin Zone
There has been a lot of debate about the country’s energy mix for the future.
# wind-energy - Wednesday 24 December, 2014
# wind-energy - Monday 15 September, 2014
# NIMBY
# NIMBY
The Labour Party deputy leader was speaking to local radio in Waterford this morning.
# wind-energy - Saturday 2 August, 2014
# Tipperary
# Tipperary
Planning permission had previously been refused due to concerns over the site’s impact on a protected bird species and local bogs.
# wind-energy - Sunday 15 June, 2014
# Turbines
# Turbines
Members of the public have been granted access to a number of wind farms to mark the day.
# wind-energy - Sunday 20 April, 2014
# European Elections
# European Elections
Currently a Dundalk town councillor, Dearey will be running in the new Midlands-North-West constituency.
# wind-energy - Tuesday 15 April, 2014
# Protest Goes On
# Protest Goes On
Campaigners claim that nothing has changed after the weekend’s announcement that a deal couldn’t reached with the UK on wind energy export.
# Wind Energy
# Wind Energy
Wind Aware Ireland said that the Government’s wind energy policy is a “completely ineffective way of reducing C02″.
# wind-energy - Monday 14 April, 2014
# Exports
# Exports
He was hesitant to state whether Ireland would support sending an EU security force to Ukraine.
# wind-energy - Sunday 13 April, 2014
# Shelved
# Shelved
Ireland and the UK couldn’t agree on a final deal.
# wind-energy - Thursday 10 April, 2014
# Wind Aware
# Wind Aware
Wind Area Ireland is a launching a site today that it hopes will become a resource for communities, journalists, and policy-makers.
# wind-energy - Wednesday 9 April, 2014
# Breath Of Fresh Air
# Breath Of Fresh Air
The government says it will not oppose a Sinn Féin bill on the height of turbines.
# wind-energy - Tuesday 8 April, 2014
# Ratio
# Ratio
Sinn Féin are set to table the bill today but insists that it doesn’t make them anti-wind energy .
# wind-energy - Thursday 13 March, 2014
# Wild Atlantic Way
# Wild Atlantic Way
Donegal County Council said the turbines height would impact in a negative way on Kinnagoe Bay.
# wind-energy - Tuesday 11 March, 2014
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
Everything happening in Leinster House today.
# wind-energy - Sunday 9 March, 2014
# In Doubt
# In Doubt
The plan would see up to 1,000 turbines constructed in Ireland but negotiations on this with the UK appear to have stalled.
# wind-energy - Tuesday 4 March, 2014
# Good As New
# Good As New
Project developers would do well to take note of cognitive biases such as the magnificently named ‘endowment effect’ – meaning our tendency to overvalue something because we own it, writes Clare Taylor.
# wind-energy - Sunday 23 February, 2014
# Turbines
# Turbines
Figures show that wind power generation did not meet forecast electricity generator 58 per cent of the time over the past five years.
# wind-energy - Thursday 20 February, 2014
# Power Trip
# Power Trip
Ireland’s economic future is in our hands once again, let’s learn from the past and not mess it up with an unworkable energy policy, writes Steven O’Hanlon.
# wind-energy - Thursday 9 January, 2014
# Green Energy
# Green Energy
An Bord Pleanála said the ten 110 metre wind turbines at Cloghan would injure the visual amenities of the area.
# wind-energy - Tuesday 7 January, 2014
# Opinion
# Opinion
Ireland’s rural citizens are victims of abusive domestic planning and an externally-driven energy policy from Europe, writes Declan Doyle.
# wind-energy - Wednesday 18 September, 2013
# Wind At Their Backs
# Wind At Their Backs
A community-owned windfarm in Tipperary can generate enough power to supply Nenagh with electricity.
# wind-energy - Monday 12 August, 2013
# Green Energy
# Green Energy
The new facility in Carrickeeny will have the capacity to generate the equivalent electricity for approximately 5,500 houses a year.
# wind-energy - Monday 8 April, 2013
# Wind Energy
# Wind Energy
A survey has shown that most industry insiders also think €100 or higher would be a fair water charge for a four person household.
# wind-energy - Saturday 23 March, 2013
# Fracking
# Fracking
Fracking is an emotively driven environmental issue – but the Irish government could do worse than follow the UK in opening up the market here for exploration, writes Aaron McKenna.
# wind-energy - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
# Energy
# Energy
Eurostat figures for 2011, released this morning, show Ireland imported more of its energy than 23 other EU countries.
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