Comments on: The Spirit of Realistic Renewables http://blog.jaedi.eu/2009/06/ireland-renewable-energy/ politics, economics, society from a fresh angle Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:56:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: SeñorBurrito http://blog.jaedi.eu/2009/06/ireland-renewable-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-35 SeñorBurrito Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:11:49 +0000 http://jaedi.eu/?p=412#comment-35 Such highfalutin notions are typical of Ireland. That the country can somehow move, in one fell swoop no less, from being behind-the-times and half-assed to being a world leader in whatever area is currently flavour-of-the-month. There is no appetite for paying more for electricity - while fossil fuels continue to be as cheap as they are, who (apart from a few tree-huggers) will switch?. Lastly, where will the turbines be put. It's a country where not-in-my-backyard is ingrained. We have the space but even offshore farms (such as the one in Arklow) meet with a lot of opposition. If they manage 4% let alone 40% I'd be surprised. Such highfalutin notions are typical of Ireland. That the country can somehow move, in one fell swoop no less, from being behind-the-times and half-assed to being a world leader in whatever area is currently flavour-of-the-month.

There is no appetite for paying more for electricity – while fossil fuels continue to be as cheap as they are, who (apart from a few tree-huggers) will switch?.

Lastly, where will the turbines be put. It’s a country where not-in-my-backyard is ingrained. We have the space but even offshore farms (such as the one in Arklow) meet with a lot of opposition. If they manage 4% let alone 40% I’d be surprised.

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