New strides in renewable energy plans

ON a wet, overcast day in late October, the impression might be that we get hardly any sunshine. But, solar energy in Ireland is not a myth and we are not short of solar energy resources.

“Every year Ireland receives from the sun the equivalent of 600 times the total amount of energy we consume,” according to Paul Dykes, of Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI).

Both the Irish and British Governments have published policy papers on energy. There’s a strong emphasis on two issues — the great need to increase the role of renewable and sustainable energy sources and a drive towards an all-Ireland energy market.