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Offshore wind turbines are now 9 MW Offshore wind turbines are now much larger than their onshore equivalents having undergone rapid technological development in the last few years. Their generating capacity is now at 9 MW for the largest models, three times that of...

Cost of offshore wind energy continues to fall Recent auction results in the North Sea have continued the current cost reduction trend in offshore wind energy. The headline cost of electricity (in some cases ex-grid and some preparatory costs) has now fallen to below...

Ireland will miss 2020 Targets for Greenhouse Gas Emissions - EPA Ireland's EU 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target is 20% below 2005 levels; however the EPA projections indicate that emissions will be only 4-6% below 2005 levels by 2020. Ireland is unlikely...

NOW is the time to use Ireland's offshore wind - Minister Coveney Minister Simon Coveney has recently indicated that offshore wind projects are the "sustainable option in the future". This view is driven by EU targets for reduced emissions and by continuing planning...