Cork Chamber: Accelerate offshore wind farms to counter energy insecurity

'We have the potent solution of floating offshore wind and green hydrogen in our hands'

Paula Cogan, who was elected president of Cork Chamber at its 202nd AGM, with new board members Pankaj Agarwal of PepsiCo, Brian FitzGerald of Simply Blue Group, and Ray Kelleher of The Montenotte Hotel. Picture: Gerard McCarthy

Cork Chamber president Paula Cogan has hit out at delays in developing offshore wind farms, saying businesses in Ireland will not be resigned to a future of carbon tax rises or energy insecurity. 

Speaking at Cork Chamber's AGM this week, Ms Cogan said the country needs to move beyond survival from the Covid pandemic and have a vision for the future but criticised the inertia when it came to capital infrastructure developments.