Ireland's Offshore Wind Push | Belfast News

Ireland is accelerating its offshore wind ambitions, with the Environment Minister promising imminent decisions on new wind farms to meet its 2030 goal of 80% renewable electricity—requiring 5 gigawatts of offshore capacity. Currently, only one wind farm operates since 2005, but the minister is pushing to fast-track projects from planning to construction, seeing it as vital for energy security, affordability, and economic growth. Ireland is also leading the EU in renewable grid integration, with onshore wind doubling in a decade and solar soaring from 2 megawatts in 2015 to 3,000 megawatts this year. These remarks followed a productive EU climate meeting in Dublin, including a presentation by former president Mary Robinson and tours of Dublin’s green initiatives. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/80868cd8db3b7f0d