It's official,, Ireland is now the world's highest-ranked country in the share of electricity demand by onshore wind and 2nd in Europe in the wind and solar production per capita.
The enormous potential of Ireland's renewable energy sector has attracted keen interest from some of Japan's largest companies, with a string of investment deals unveiled over the past 12 months by the IDA.
Not only is wind an abundant and inexhaustible resource, but it also provides electricity without burning fuel or polluting our fresh air. Perched on Europe's western fringe, with strong prevailing Atlantic winds, Ireland is ideally placed to energise from wind power.
The government plans to generate up to 80% of Ireland's electricity from renewable sources by 2030, as specified by its Climate Action Plan 2023
The ambitious targets also represent an enormous business opportunity, which government bodies are keen to support. "IDA Ireland is encouraging companies active in the green sector to establish onshore and offshore wind farms, solar power farms, energy storage (battery) facilities and the wider peripheral infrastructures," says Derek Fitzgerald, director of the IDA's Japan office.
Opportunities also exist to provide clean energy to homes and businesses outside Ireland, and the country aims to become a green energy exporter to the rest of Europe via electricity interconnectors with nearby countries and by providing green hydrogen produced using renewable sources.
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