Person: Tim Cowhig

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Wind farm chief should engage with residents

I was pleased to see in your newspaper (Mar 19) that Tim Cowhig, CEO of Element Power, wants a proper national debate about wind farms in Ireland.

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Families bid to sue wind farm operator

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Energy firm plans wind farm project

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Seven vie for FG nomination

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SWS announces €500 million investment plans

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Wind farms ‘will fail due to planning uncertainty’

Calnan to remain at split SWS as president

SWS has abandoned its search for a new chief executive to replace Kieran Calnan, who retires from the company in early April.

Fri, 23 Feb, 2007

Wind turbines a welcome alternative as part of the flight from fossil fuels

DR COLMÁN ETCHINGHAM (Irish Examiner letters, November 18) seeks to take issue with Tim Cowhig’s assertion (Irish Examiner, November 6) that wind power is the only option to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.

Fri, 24 Nov, 2006

Wind energy set to save electricity users up to €30m next year

WIND energy will save electricity users up to €30 million next year, according to the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA).

Mon, 30 Oct, 2006

Windfarm boss says TV viewers back in picture

THE general manager of a windfarm project on the Cork/Kerry border yesterday said he was confident that problems with TV reception in the area had been rectified.

Thu, 17 Aug, 2006

Windfarm to power 30,000 homes

THE largest windfarm in Munster was switched on yesterday and will produce enough ‘green electricity’ to power 30,000 homes.

Wed, 16 Aug, 2006

Wind power warning as oil prices soar

The Government was tonight urged to put wind power top of the energy agenda after a state agency warned Ireland may need a nuclear power plant to its electricity demands.

Tue, 04 Apr, 2006

Wind power solution to energy needs

WIND power could be used to generate over one-third of the energy needs of the entire island of Ireland by 2020, a new study has revealed.

Mon, 03 Apr, 2006

RTÉ: wind farms spoiling TV reception

WIND turbines on a mountainous area along the Cork/Kerry border are interfering with reception of RTÉ in parts of south Kerry, the State broadcaster confirmed yesterday.

Wed, 15 Mar, 2006

Childcare on agenda at FG conference

Fine Gael is to launch a major childcare policy document at its national conference in Co Cork on Saturday.

Thu, 10 Nov, 2005

SWS takeover ‘within three months’

IAWS CO-OP is expected to complete the takeover of South Western Services (SWS) of Bandon by the end of October, according to a source close to the negotiations.

Fri, 22 Jul, 2005

Wind farm proposals to increase production

PLANNING laws for wind farms are to be relaxed to increase Ireland’s production of clean energy, it was announced yesterday.

Thu, 05 Aug, 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

IWEA calls for change

The IWEA has met with officials from the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources as a follow-up to the award of Alternative Energy Requirement (AER VI) contracts to ESB subsidiaries on July 9.

Wed, 23 Jul, 2003

Winds of change blow through energy industry

FOLLOWING the recent articles in the Irish Examiner (April 22 and 24) discussing the lack of development of renewable energy in Ireland, it would be remiss of me as chairperson of the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) not to comment&.

Sat, 03 May, 2003