Rural Life
People need 'legally binding rights' on wind farm development - TD
A TD has called on the government to publish guidelines on wind farm development, saying that people “need legally binding...
Wind Farms
Environment
Wind farms provided 35% of Ireland's electricity in 2023
Wind farms provided 35% of Ireland’s electricity in 2023 and set a new record for the amount of power they...
Agri-Business
Good weather sees drop in electricity generated by wind farms
The spell of good weather in the second half of last month resulted in a drop in the electricity generated...
Agri-Business
More than a third of energy in March came from wind farms
Irish wind farms provided 36% of the country’s electricity last month, up 12% on the resource’s contribution in March 2022,...
Agri-Business
MEP calls for automatic approval of renewable energy projects
Renewable energy projects should be automatically approved if the planning process takes more than two years, Fine Gael MEP for...
Agri-Business
Wind farms provided 34% of power in Ireland in 2022
Wind farms provided 34% of Ireland’s electricity requirements in 2022 which met the equivalent needs of nearly three million families,...
Rural Life
Wind farms contributed over €4m to Irish communities in 2021
The annual Building Communities report from Wind Energy Ireland has reported that wind farms delivered more than €4.3 million in...
Environment
Sligo energy event to discuss wind farms and renewable energy
The benefits of achieving Ireland’s renewable energy targets for rural Ireland and how the environment can be protected from wind...
Rural Life
Wind farms: People 'deserve more than a charade' on consultations
A TD is calling for revised Wind Energy Development Guidelines to “prioritise meaningful community consultation” when it comes to addressing...
Rural Life
Communities 'frustrated' at lack of new wind turbine guidelines
Communities and families affected by wind turbines in their localities are “profoundly frustrated” by a lack of updated guidelines on...
Environment
Plan for Offaly wind farm 'profoundly disappointing' - Nolan
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Carol Nolan, has described plans by Offaly County Council to pave the way for the construction...
Rural Life
SSE Renewables gave over €1m to community groups in Ireland in the last year
SSE Renewables gave €1.1 million in funding to 412 community groups near its wind farms in the Republic of Ireland...
Environment
Consultation on second onshore RESS auction opens
A consultation has opened this week on the second onshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS 2) auction design and implementation....
Environment
No wind farm works planned for Meenbog while awaiting reports from developer
There are no works planned on the site of the wind farm at Meenbog in Co. Donegal until agencies have...
Rural Life
'Impact on future generations will be detrimental': Petition set up against wind farms
The impact on future generations will be “detrimental” if the number of wind farms in rural areas continues to grow,...
Environment
Greencoat Renewables to buy Cavan and Offaly wind farms for €123 million
It has been announced this week that Greencoat Renewables is set to buy two wind farms in counties Cavan and...
Environment
'Communities end up having to take in these imposing wind farms for no good reason'
In the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, communities are ending up “having to take in these enormous, imposing...
Environment
Development of wind farms should be a 'priority' for Ryan
SSE has written to the Minister for Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport, Eamon Ryan, with five key priorities to...