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Planning set to be hot topic at wind farmer’s conference

Planning set to be hot topic at wind farmer’s conference

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KCLR: Ours To Protect Episode 22: Tommy Cooke of the Irish Wind Farmers Association

KCLR: Ours To Protect Episode 22: Tommy Cooke of the Irish Wind Farmers Association

Listen back to the full episode here: Ours To Protect Episode 22: Tommy Cooke of the Irish Wind Farmers Association (kclr96fm.com)
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2023 wind targets won’t be met due to planning bottlenecks – IWFA

2023 wind targets won’t be met due to planning bottlenecks – IWFA

Read the full article here https://www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/2023-wind-targets-won-t-be-met-due-to-planning-bottlenecks-iwfa-789850     
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Farmers’ group calls for development of onshore wind farms

Farmers’ group calls for development of onshore wind farms

Farmers' group calls for development of onshore wind farms (irishexaminer.com) Onshore wind is being forgotten about by the Government in the transition to renewable energy, a farmer-led industry group has claimed. The Irish Wind Farmers Association (IWFA) said planning in Ireland was "not fit for purpose" when […]
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Wind Farmers’ Targets Missed Because Planning and Grid Not Fit For Purpose

Wind Farmers’ Targets Missed Because Planning and Grid Not Fit For Purpose

The Irish Wind Farmers Association (IWFA) is voicing its concern about the blockage in the planning system which means 2030 targets cannot be achieved unless this problem is addressed. According to the members of IWFA, planning in Ireland is not fit for purpose, and it is preventing the development of onshore wind farms. […]
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Wind energy on the agenda locally as Meitheal na Gaoithe hosts its national conference in Kilkenny

Wind energy on the agenda locally as Meitheal na Gaoithe hosts its national conference in Kilkenny

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KCLR Sue Nunn: The Way It Is

KCLR Sue Nunn: The Way It Is

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Wind Farm Owners ‘Crippled’ By Commercial Rates – Valuation Office is to blame

Wind Farm Owners ‘Crippled’ By Commercial Rates – Valuation Office is to blame

https://bizplus.ie/wind-farm-owners-crippled-by-commercial-rates/ [caption id="attachment_1856" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mark Foley, CEO, EirGrid and Grattan Healy, chairman, Irish Wind Farmers' Association. Photo: Jeff Harvey[/caption] Chairman Grattan Healy said: “Following the 2001 Valuation Act, the Valuation Office set about a revaluation of all rateable properties in Ireland. Up to that time, wind […]
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