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Ireland now number one in the world for onshore wind energy

The annual Renewables Global Status Report from REN 21 has confirmed that Ireland is second only to Denmark in the share of electricity provided by wind energy. Once Denmark’s large offshore wind energy supply is accounted for, this confirms that no country provides a greater share of its electricity from onshore wind than Ireland. Last year, 32.5 per cent of Ireland’s electricity came from wi...
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Renewables industry has wind in its sails

As Storm Ciara was bearing down menacingly on Ireland recently, not everyone on the island was cowering for safety. Ireland's wind energy sector was heading into a landmark few weeks and had good reason to celebrate the gales as a new record for the amount of power generated by wind across the island was set. At 5pm on a busy Friday evening, as the nation's lights began to switch on and with Met É...
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Draft Wind Energy Development Guidelines published

The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy, T.D. and the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton, T.D., have today (12 December 2019) launched a public consultation on proposed revisions to the Wind Energy Development Guidelines. The guidelines relate to onshore wind developments and set the national policy context for the incorporati...
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Wind Energy Conference 2019 – focus on renewable energy resources in Ireland

With 900 people from 38 countries coming to Cork next month for a major international wind energy science conference, it is time to focus on the incredible renewable energy resources in the country, according to Cian Desmond. The Blarney, Co Cork native works at the Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy (MaREI), where his research is primarily focused on offshore wind energy. He will chair th...
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IWEA publishes first quarterly wind report

The Irish Wind Energy Association, Ireland’s largest renewable energy organisation, last week published the first of what will be regular quarterly reports on the performance of the industry and revealed that wind provided 37 per cent of Ireland’s electricity in the first quarter of 2019. Dr David Connolly, CEO of the Irish Wind Energy Association, said: “This is our best Quarter One performanc...
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Europe invested €27bn in new wind farms in 2018

Europe invested €27bn in new wind farms in 2018, which will finance a record amount of future new wind energy capacity. This is according to WindEurope’s annual Financing and Investment Trends report published today. The amount invested is similar to previous years. But thanks to cost reduction, especially in offshore wind, it will finance a record 16.7 GW of new wind capacity. 1 MW of new onsh...
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IEA report confirms Ireland’s wind energy success story

Ireland’s leading renewable energy organisation, the Irish Wind Energy Association, has welcomed the publication of the International Energy Agency’s 2019 Review of Ireland’s Energy Policies, which credited wind energy with leading the decarbonisation of Ireland’s energy system. The International Energy Agency (IEA) found that Ireland “…had the third-highest share of wind in electricity generat...
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Energy Regulation in Ireland – Wind Farm Planning

The Planning and Development Act 2000 allows an enhanced approval procedure for planning applications for wind farms with more than 25 turbines or an output of greater than 50MW, where the Planning Appeals Board considers that the project is of strategic, economic or social importance, contributes substantially to fulfilling the National Spatial Strategy or regional planning guidelines or would ha...
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IWEA Award Winners leading the way to a carbon free energy future for Ireland

More than 300 people from Ireland’s leading renewable energy companies were joined by Minister Richard Bruton TD and MC, broadcaster Ivan Yates at the Clontarf Castle Hotel to celebrate the achievements of award winners who are leading the way to a carbon free energy future for Ireland. Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton TD said: "I would like to congratu...
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Wind driving Ireland’s energy future – report

Last week’s Energy in Ireland 2018 report from the Sustainable Energy Association of Ireland (SEAI) confirms wind is driving Ireland’s energy future with a record amount of wind installed last year. Key findings from 2017 for wind include: Record amount of wind energy installed at 532 MW; Wind energy provided a quarter of Ireland’s electricity in 2017 and more than 70 per cent at one po...
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