Environment
A number of schemes benefited from almost €3.5 million in community investment from Irish wind farms in 2019.
Today’s report from the EPA "confirms wind energy is leading the drive to reduce Ireland’s carbon emissions" according to the IWEA.
Wind farms in Ireland are being "instructed to reduce the amount of power they generate, because the system is unable to cope".
2019 saw "record levels" of electricity generated by wind, with one-third of Ireland's electricity coming from that source.
The Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) says the focus now is on the generation of offshore wind energy in Ireland.
The battery and its role in renewable energy is set to become a technology of the future in Ireland as climate action steps up a gear.
2018 was one of the best on record for wind energy generation in Ireland, according to the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA).
Rural Life
The Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) has said that how the industry has engaged with communities in the past is "not the way to do it".
Wind Aware Ireland has rejected claims that wind turbines don’t negatively impact on property prices.
Agri-Business
There is no scientific evidence from credible sources of wind energy having any negative impact on livestock - IWEA
Research from around the world has shown that wind turbines don’t negatively impact on property prices, according to the Irish Wind Energy Association.
