GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), announced today it has made its first equity investment in Ireland’s wind power market by acquiring two wind farm construction projects that will be powered by the GE’s flagship 2.85MW wind turbines. With a combined capacity of 51 megawatts, the wind farms, acquired from Element … Continue reading GE Energy Financial Services Makes First Equity Investment In Wind Power In Ireland
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35,000 jobs could be generated by developing Ireland’s wind energy sector
As many as 35,000 jobs could be generated by developing Ireland’s wind energy sector further, according to a new report from Trinity College Dublin and the Economic Social Research Institute. The study suggests that Ireland would need to meet and exceed its current 2020 targets to double the amount of wind energy it produces to … Continue reading 35,000 jobs could be generated by developing Ireland’s wind energy sector
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Northern Ireland hits record for wind energy in 2013
Northern Ireland hit record heights in terms of wind energy in 2013. Last December, power generated by turbines regularly contributed upwards of 40% of the local electricity demand, according to the Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group (NIRIG). It said local wind farms now had the capacity to power 345,410 homes. The highest levels of wind … Continue reading Northern Ireland hits record for wind energy in 2013
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Gaelectric constructing 42MW wind farm in Ireland
Dunbeg will generate sufficient renewable power to meet the electricity demand of 24,000 homes. The total investment at Dunbeg will amount to €70 million. The wind farm will consist of 14 Enercon wind turbines with a maximum hub height of 80m and a maximum blade diameter of 90m. Preliminary works commenced towards the end of … Continue reading Gaelectric constructing 42MW wind farm in Ireland
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Nordex to build 20 Megawatt onshore wind farm in Ireland for ESB
The Nordex Group has received a further order from its Irish customer ESB International, Dublin. In the follow-up “Woodhouse” project, Nordex will be installing a 20-MW wind farm comprising five N100/2500 and three N90/2500 turbines. As a result, Nordex will be covering the local strong to mid wind conditions to optimum effect. Also included is … Continue reading Nordex to build 20 Megawatt onshore wind farm in Ireland for ESB
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Wind energy in Ireland: Power firms to pump
A new study, also due for publication today, will show that the wind energy sector now employs 3,400 people in Ireland. The Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) will reveal the job figures at its annual autumn conference in Galway today. By an end-of-September deadline operators had paid
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Ireland connects first community-owned wind farm to grid
The wind farm uses Enercon 2.3 MW wind turbines. Ireland’s first community-owned wind farm was connected to the grid this week in County Tipperary, bringing praise from Irish Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte. The Templederry Community Wind Farm, which was first envisioned in 1999, Monday began producing green electricity and selling it into the national grid … Continue reading Ireland connects first community-owned wind farm to grid
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IKEA ups its wind energy investments
The announced purchase last week of an Irish wind farm by IKEA is just the latest indication that the world’s biggest home furniture company may succeed in its stated aim of becoming totally energy independent by 2020. IKEA has agreed to buy from Mainstream Renewable Power its 7.65 megawatt Carrickeeny Wind Farm located in Leitrim … Continue reading IKEA ups its wind energy investments
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IKEA purchases first wind farm in Ireland
The wind farm is part of IKEA’s pledge of €1.5 billion to renewable energy up to 2015. Ireland’s Mainstream Renewable Power has closed a deal to sell its 7.65MW Carrickeeny wind farm, located in northwest Leitrim, to furniture retailer Ikea. The wind farm is due for completion in 2014, located in Carrickeeny, near Galway on … Continue reading IKEA purchases first wind farm in Ireland
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Doubling down on wind: Ireland greens its grid, looks to export
Colin Cleary, a State Department Foreign Service Officer on sabbatical in Dublin, Ireland, has an informative article in The Globalist, an online magazine, on how Ireland is using wind power to increase domestic electricity production and may be exporting wind-generated electricity to the U.K. as well. In it, he writes in part, “Ireland already … Continue reading Doubling down on wind: Ireland greens its grid, looks to export
Continue readingWe have the opportunity to create 35,000 jobs from wind energy, suggests Gaelectric boss Brendan McGrath
Jonathan Swift wrote “that whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to this country, than the whole race of politicians put together”. There are three major wealth creators … Continue reading We have the opportunity to create 35,000 jobs from wind energy, suggests Gaelectric boss Brendan McGrath
Continue readingWind energy in Ireland: new wind farm with wind turbines of Enercon
Renewable energy specialist Kedco has revealed that the Pluckanes wind farm in County Cork, Ireland, now has the full backing of the authorities. Kedco’s subsidiary Pluckanes Windfarm Ltd has now been given planning permission and an offer to connect to the national grid. It has finalised and signed a contract with Enercon, the world’s fourth … Continue reading Wind energy in Ireland: new wind farm with wind turbines of Enercon
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Nordex to build Ireland
Nordex has started construction works of the Knockacummer wind farm for the state-owned Irish utility Bord Gáis Eireann. In the end of 2012, the utility again opted for Nordex strong-wind turbines and placed an order for 35 N90/2500 wind turbines for the Knockacummer wind farm. The contract provides for the turn-key completion of the wind … Continue reading Nordex to build Ireland
Continue reading80% of Irish people support wind power in Ireland
80% of the Irish public support wind power, an opinion poll from Ipsos MRBI conducted on behalf of the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA), the national wind energy association in Ireland, has revealed. This is a clear indication that there is widespread support for wind energy in Ireland. The strong support for wind should also … Continue reading 80% of Irish people support wind power in Ireland
Continue readingNordex supplying first N117 wind turbines to Ireland
The Nordex Group has landed a further important success in Ireland. Its new customer, the internationally active project developer Element Power, has decided to order 15 Nordex N117/2400 turbines for its “Monaincha” wind farm. In addition, Element Power and the owner of the wind farm, private-equity investor BlackRock have signed a ten-year service contract. “This … Continue reading Nordex supplying first N117 wind turbines to Ireland
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Plans to pepper the Irish midlands with giant wind turbines exporting the electricity they generate to Britain are not driven only by Tory concerns about a popular revolt in the English shires against wind-energy projects. They are part of a much wider agenda to reduce Europe
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Big majority of Irish public favours wind energy
Opponents of wind energy have been accused of “playing on the public’s fear of the unknown” and on public representatives’ “aversion to conflict”. Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) chief operating officer Caitríona Diviney said opponents were ignoring the established facts in relation to wind farms and their chief tactic was to attempt to stall developments … Continue reading Big majority of Irish public favours wind energy
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Gaelectric completes $84 million funding round for on-shore wind energy portfolio in Ireland
Renewable energy generation and energy storage group, Gaelectric, has raised $84 million in funding for its portfolio of on-shore wind energy projects on the island of Ireland. The portfolio comprises 164 MW of generation capacity across 13 projects which the Group plans to develop out by 2017, representing a total investment in the region of $325 … Continue reading Gaelectric completes $84 million funding round for on-shore wind energy portfolio in Ireland
Continue readingWind energy brings community together in Ireland
The week on the EWEA blog starts with a “wind energy story”, in association with Global Wind Day, as photographer and wind power enthusiast Robert van Waarden travels to Ireland to meet Pat Blount, initiator of a wind energy project in County Louth. Pat Blount, Collon, Ireland “I was overwhelmed by the level of goodwill … Continue reading Wind energy brings community together in Ireland
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Irish Energy Minister calls for clarity on fuel subsidies
The European Commission needs to provide data to compare subsidies for renewables with the “far less transparent” subsidies for coal, oil, gas and nuclear, Irish Energy Minister and current EU President Pat Rabbitte says in the latest Wind Directions magazine. Minister Rabbitte, who is one of the keynote speakers at the opening session of EWEA … Continue reading Irish Energy Minister calls for clarity on fuel subsidies
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