Time to develop offshore wind projects must be reduced

Renewable energy projects planned for Ireland are taking too long to develop and build, Cork Chamber told

Cork Chamber president Paula Cogan; Conor Healy, chief executive of Cork Chamber; environmental scientist Dr Tara Shine of Change by Degrees; Richard Martin of sponsors Ronan Daly Jermyn; and Karen O'Donoghue of media sponsors the Irish Examiner. Picture: Larry Cummins

The lead-in time it takes in Ireland to develop renewable energy projects such as offshore wind must be reduced if we are to improve our energy independence, business leaders in Cork have heard.

The war in Ukraine has highlighted Europe's dependency on Russian oil and gas and has led to a rush by countries to seek alternatives while global prices have increased significantly.