Changes in air for wind energy

A CO CORK company is proving that jobs can be created in the wind energy industry here without intruding on the landscape or damaging the environment.

Avonmore Electrical, of Roskeen, Mallow, is developing a niche market in this fast-growing sector by doing maintenance and servicing of generators for three wind energy companies in Britain and has taken on three apprentices on the strength of that additional work.

Avonmore was among a host of technology companies at a recent Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) conference, in Killarney. It was quite an upbeat event and a key message to emerge was that Ireland could become a major exporter of wind energy to Britain and several other European countries.