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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 […]

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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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 […]

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/wind-energy-sector-rates-could-reach-e60-million-by-2030-iwfa/  Irish Wind Farmers’ Association (IWFA) chairman Grattan Healy has said the sector is being crippled by rates and wind farmers are being over-charged by as much as €8 million a year. Healy was speaking at the organisation’s annual workshop which is taking place in Killenard, Co. […]