EU threat to case for wind farms

The business case for the building of large-scale wind farms and the transmission networks that go with them is under threat from a policy move in Brussels.

Intense negotiations are under way that could result in the European Commission scrapping binding targets for renewable energy from 2030.

The policies driving Ireland’s transformation into a renewable energy powerhouse have been based on the EU sticking to its policy of forcing countries to have a certain percentage of their energy generated from renewable sources.