Wind farms

Wind and solar farms save €840m in electricity bills since 2000 – new report

Building wind and solar farms have saved Irish electricity customers €840m since 2000, according to a new report from Wind Energy Ireland.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Heavy costs ahead to upgrade our electricity system

Additional power needs new generation units and renewables, wind farms and solar arrays being the favoured options.

VIEWPOINTS 1 January 1970

14% of wind energy lost in 2024 due to weak grid

Over the first 10 months of the year, 14% of wind energy production was wasted because of record levels of constraints on the electricity grid.

RENEWABLES 1 January 1970

Why are Irish wind farms struggling to secure planning?

Wind Energy Ireland maintains that the refusal rate for projects by An Bord Pleanála has increased significantly in recent months due to anti-wind County Development Plans.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Planning and judicial reviews a major holdup to renewables rollout

The sector urgently needs resources to address these issues if Ireland is to avoid the billions of euros in climate fines that are imminent, according to Paul Gallagher of EDF Renewables Ireland.

RENEWABLES 1 January 1970

Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf

Trust in both protein quality and the brand are the primary criteria in selecting calf milk replacer in the case of a generational dairy farmer based near the northeast shore of Lough Neagh.

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Wind and solar farms save €840m in electricity bills since 2000 – new report

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Heavy costs ahead to upgrade our electricity system

Heavy costs ahead to upgrade our electricity system

Wind and solar farms save €840m in electricity bills since 2000 – new report

Heavy costs ahead to upgrade our electricity system

14% of wind energy lost in 2024 due to weak grid

Why are Irish wind farms struggling to secure planning?

Planning and judicial reviews a major holdup to renewables rollout

Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf

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