Organisation: ESB National Grid

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Wind can meet energy needs

I refer to Val Martin’s letter of April 22: “Energy claims are hot air”. I am an electrical engineer, with six years’ experience in wind energy in Ireland, Germany and the UK.

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New North-South electricity link announced

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Ireland to hit renewable energy targets

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ESB workers to get payoff for EirGrid transfer

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Wind energy sector set to become industry model

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Power grid firms strike a deal

All-Ireland electricity market 'closer'

The drive to create an all-island Irish electricity market moved on a further step today.

Fri, 10 Jun, 2005

ESB prepares for grid switchover

RESPONSIBILITY for managing the country's power line network will finally be switched from the ESB to a separate State-owned firm in the summer, the Government said yesterday.

Wed, 06 Apr, 2005

Ireland has oil to last 109 days, says Dempsey

IRELAND has stocks of 2.1 million tonnes of oil - enough to match normal imports over a 109-day period.

Fri, 29 Oct, 2004

Windfarms to provide 800mw to national grid

UP to 800 megawatts of electricity power generated by windfarms will soon be connected to the national grid.

Wed, 13 Oct, 2004

ESB scheme to cut business costs

ESB National Grid, which operates the country’s network of power lines, will host a series of workshops around the country next month to promote its scheme to cut business electricity costs.

Fri, 20 Aug, 2004

Wind farmers connect to grid

THE ban on connecting windfarms to the national power network is set to be lifted after the energy regulator issued new guidelines over the weekend.

Mon, 12 Jul, 2004

Our free, green energy will be embarrassed by intermittent wind

AN ORGANISATION nobody knows has just blown a hole in the future of wind energy in this country.

Mon, 08 Mar, 2004

Increased use of wind farms ‘could push up generating costs’

The increased development of wind farms could increase electricity generating costs by between 15% and 25%, according to a report published today by the ESB National Grid.

Thu, 04 Mar, 2004

Wind farms under ‘serious threat’ from grid problem

WIND farm projects are under serious threat because they are not being connected to the national grid, according to a rural development body.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2004

Ban on wind farms ‘unfair’

A MORATORIUM on new national grid connection offers for wind farms for another three months was described yesterday as disappointing and unfair.

Wed, 07 Jan, 2004

Wind farms ‘must meet higher standards’

IRISH wind farms need to meet higher technical standards before the ban on connections to the power network can be lifted, the national grid operator said yesterday.

Thu, 18 Dec, 2003

Ireland on course for E7b Kyoto fine

IRELAND’S failure to embrace production of renewable energy means that fines of up to E7 billion could become a reality by 2012, a conference heard yesterday.

Wed, 17 Dec, 2003

State stresses commitment to green energy as limit enforced

THE Government yesterday insisted it was committed to trebling Ireland’s green energy output by 2005 as outraged wind farm providers demanded the ESB National Grid reverse its decision to halt new power connections to the grid.

Fri, 05 Dec, 2003

Demand is threatening ESB supply

The announcement yesterday by the ESB National Grid that the reliability of national power generating plants is at its lowest for a decade, might conjure up images of the black-outs in America and London, but hopefully the situation will not reach that stage.

Sat, 29 Nov, 2003

ESB wins major US contract

A major contract to manage power transmission systems in the US has been awarded to a consortium involving two ESB companies.

Fri, 01 Nov, 2002

Wind farm a further boost for generation of green energy

IRELAND'S leading independent supplier of green energy, Eirtricity, has commenced construction of its new 35 million euro wind farm at Kingsmountain in Co Sligo.

Tue, 09 Jul, 2002