Government accused of damaging Ireland’s wind energy targets
The Government is being accused of damaging Ireland’s wind energy targets – by changing tack and confusing investors and suppliers. Wind Energy Ireland is warning that radical changes in Government policy are creating massive levels of uncertainty. CEO of Wind Energy Ireland Noel Cunniffe says the right people and proper…
Save Dough Mountain Group maintain that there is significant opposition to wind farms
A representative for ‘The Save Dough Mountain Group’ in north Leitrim has questioned data released by Wind Energy Ireland in relation to the opposition against wind farms. It’s claimed Consumers could be paying a lower price for energy if the government introduced measures to speed up the planning process…
Significant growth in wind farm sector predicted
A new report by KPMG for Wind Energy Ireland suggests there could be significant growth in the sector. 22% of rates income for Leitrim County Council now comes from wind farms; this figure is 8.6% for Donegal and 6.3% in Sligo. The report says close to two thousand more jobs…
Local organisations urged to apply for wind farms funding
Local organisations are encouraged to apply for funding under the 2020 Wind Farms Community Funds Scheme. Organisations located near the wind farms at Arigna (Co Roscommon), Drumkeeran (Co Leitrim) and Geevagh (Co Sligo) have until Friday February 28th to apply for funding. The scheme is developed by ESB Wind Development…