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Renewable Power Sources From Ireland
The Irish are currently seeking energy independence and the increased growth of their robust financial system through the implementation of research and development into alternative energy sources. At the time of this writing, nearly 90% of Ireland's energy requirements are met through importation-the highest level of foreign product dependence in the nation's entire history. This is a very risky situation to be in, and the need for developing additional energy sources in Ireland is sharply perceived. Ireland also seeks to conserve and revitalize its naturally beautiful environment and to clean up its atmosphere through the implementation of alternative energy supplies. The European Union has required a reduction in sulfuric and nitric oxide emissions for all member nations. Green energy is necessary to meet these objectives. Hydroelectric power has been put to use in Ireland in some areas since the 1930s and has been very useful; however, more of it needs to be installed. Ireland also needs to harness the wave power of the Atlantic Ocean, which on its west coast is a possible energy supply that the nation has in great store.
Ireland actually has the potential to become an energy exporter, rather than a nation so heavily dependent on electric power importation. This energy potential resides in Ireland's substantial wind, ocean wave, and biomass-making alternative energy potentials. Ireland could become a supplier of ocean wave-produced electricity and biomass-fueled energy to continental Europe and, as they say, "be a smash". At the present time, Ireland is most closely focused on reaching the point where it can make 15% of the nation's electricity by wind farms, which the government has set as a national purpose to be reached by 2010. But universities, research institutes, and government personnel in Ireland have been saying that the development of ocean wave energy technology would be a true generating force for the nation's economy and one which would greatly help to make Ireland energy independent. A test site for developing wave ocean energy has been developed in Ireland, less than two miles off the coast of Spideal in County Galway Bay. This experimental ocean wave harnessing site is known as "Wavebob". The most energetic waves in the world are located off the West coast of Ireland, says Ireland's Marine Institute CEO Dr. Peter Heffernan. The technology to control the power of the ocean is only just emerging and Ireland has the chance to become a market leader in this market. David Taylor, CEO of the Sustainable Energy Initiative or SEI, tells us that SEI is committed to innovation in the renewable energy sector. Wave energy is a successful new renewable energy resource which could one day make a significant contribution to Ireland's electricity generation mix thereby further reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.
Padraig Walshe, the leader of the Irish Farmers Association, tells us that with the closure of the sugar beet industry, an increasing amount of Irish land sources will become available for alternative uses, along with bioenergy production. Today, renewable energy sources meet only 2% of Ireland's total energy consumption. From a farming perspective, growing energy crops will only have a viable future if they provide an economic return on investment and labor, and if the prospect of this return is secure into the near future. Currently the return from energy crops is marginal and is hampering the development of the industry. Biomass energies need to be even more researched by Ireland.
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