Rabbitte lauds potential of renewables

Ireland has the potential to produce renewable energy far in excess of what the country requires to power itself.

Speaking at the 16th annual Energy Ireland conference, Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte told the 250 delegates that Ireland’s renewable energy potential was a genuine economic opportunity.

“Ireland’s renewable energy potential greatly exceeds our domestic needs. Our rich onshore and offshore wind resources together with our untapped ocean energy resources represent a real economic opportunity for this country in the medium term. In order to make it happen we must set about immediately to create conditions for this development. In the middle of next month I will be meeting my counterpoint in London to discuss this issue,” he said.