LOCATION/TYPE

NEWS HOME

[ exact phrase in "" • results by date ]

[ Google-powered • results by relevance ]


Archive
RSS

Add NWW headlines to your site (click here)

Get weekly updates

WHAT TO DO
when your community is targeted

RSS

RSS feeds and more

Keep Wind Watch online and independent!

Donate via Paypal

Donate via Stripe

Selected Documents

All Documents

Research Links

Alerts

Press Releases

FAQs

Campaign Material

Photos & Graphics

Videos

Allied Groups

Wind Watch is a registered educational charity, founded in 2005.

News Watch Home

Coillte and ESB to develop wind farm 

Credit:  BARRY O'HALLORAN, The Irish Times, www.irishtimes.com 29 September 2010 ~~

Two state companies are joining forces to develop a €50 million wind farm in Wicklow.

State forestry company Coillte and ESB Wind Development say they have been given planning permission for a joint venture to develop a wind farm with the capacity to generate up to 27.5 megawatts (MW) of electricity at Raheenleagh, Co Wicklow.

Coillte and the ESB have a 50- 50 share in the project, which they say will generate enough electricity to supply 17,000 homes.

The project will involve 11 wind turbines with a capacity of 2.5MW each. On the basis of an industry standard of €2 million for every megawatt, the wind farm will require a €55 million investment.

Coillte chief executive David Gunning said yesterday that as the biggest landowner in the Republic, the State company was in a unique position to deliver projects of this sort. “We’re delighted to get another wind farm project under way,” Mr Gunning added.

“We have a further five projects to submit for planning this year and two more in 2011.”

ESB’s chief executive Pádraig McManus said this was another step towards the State energy company’s goal of becoming carbon neutral. “We look forward to continuing our excellent working relationship with Coillte through the development of this project,” he said.

The Government has set a target of generating 40 per cent of the Republic’s energy needs from renewable sources by 2020.

Eirgrid, the State agency responsible for managing the national electricity grid, recently told an Oireachtas committee that this was technically feasible.

Source:  BARRY O'HALLORAN, The Irish Times, www.irishtimes.com 29 September 2010

This article is the work of the source indicated. Any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of National Wind Watch.

The copyright of this article resides with the author or publisher indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail.

Wind Watch relies entirely
on User Funding
   Donate via Paypal
(via Paypal)
Donate via Stripe
(via Stripe)

Share:

e-mail X FB LI TG TG Share


News Watch Home

Get the Facts
CONTACT DONATE PRIVACY ABOUT SEARCH
© National Wind Watch, Inc.
Use of copyrighted material adheres to Fair Use.
"Wind Watch" is a registered trademark.

 Follow:

Wind Watch on X Wind Watch on Facebook

Wind Watch on Linked In Wind Watch on Mastodon