IRELAND LOOKS AT 40 NEW WIND FARMS, 1,000 MORE TURBINES

Scope for up to 1,000 wind turbines in midlands, says Bord na Móna; Wind speeds give Ireland a major competitive advantage…

Colm Keena, February 19. 2014 (The Irish Times)

“There is scope for up to 1,000 wind turbines to be constructed in the midlands…[with] wind speeds that are] the envy of other European countries and [give] Ireland a major competitive advantage…The project envisages developing 40 wind farms on 20,000 hectares of land in the midlands, with a view to exporting the energy to the UK via links to north and south Wales…All of the cabling linking the turbines to the connectors with Wales would be underground…The project would involve a 25-year, €250 million community benefit programme…[P]eople living near the turbines [might get help] making their homes more energy efficient, and perhaps support for their electricity bills…Community groups might also receive assistance with capital projects and other issues…” click here for more

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