Ireland to build 'giant' wind turbines to power UK homes

[Orior]

This debate has some parallels with the siting of new prisons, refuse dumps, resettlement of sex offenders, town centre by-passes, recycling factorys, travelling people gypsy caravan parks etc etc.

Basically, it is okay but not in my backyard.

[Dinny Breen]

This debate has some parallels with the siting of new prisons, refuse dumps, resettlement of sex offenders, town centre by-passes, recycling factorys, travelling people gypsy caravan parks etc etc.

Basically, it is okay but not in my backyard.

Good old NIMBYs up there with DINKYs.

[Mayo4Sam]

Programme on TV3 about this topic this evening, had a search and found this thread.

So funny things written here.
Beef is actually much more detrimental to the environment than most exports.
Some taxes will arise from this but the main benefits come from an interconnector paid for by the UK and a royalty/levy from the UK on all electricity sold from these wind farms.

From the TV3 show thought the farmers who lived beside the Lisheen wind farm made interesting comparison to electricity poles

[rosnarun]

This debate has some parallels with the siting of new prisons, refuse dumps, resettlement of sex offenders, town centre by-passes, recycling factorys, travelling people gypsy caravan parks etc etc.

Basically, it is okay but not in my backyard.

Good old NIMBYs up there with DINKYs.

worse still are the NODAMs and BANANAs

[Rossfan]

We all use electricity but don't want the infrastructure to provide it, we all use mobile phones but don't want the masts that make them possible etc etc.
I'll always remember the day the "concerned resident" called to the door wanting me to sign a petition to try and stop a phone mast being erected on a nearby hill. He was half way through his spiel of spin when his phone rang.
I didn't sign his petition nor do I attend any meetings objecting to wind turbines.
And I hope Laythrum gets fracked as well.

[armaghniac]

We all use electricity but don't want the infrastructure to provide it

England uses electricity, but want us to have the  infrastructure to provide it.

we all use mobile phones but don't want the masts that make them possible etc etc.

All too true. The average public "representative" is more likely to oppose a mast that try and have 4G brought to the area.

[Hardy]

We all use electricity but don't want the infrastructure to provide it, we all use mobile phones but don't want the masts that make them possible etc etc.
I'll always remember the day the "concerned resident" calle dot the door wanting me to sign a petition to try and stop a phone mast being erected on a nearby hill. He was half way through his spiel of spin when his phone rang.
I didn't sign his petition nor do I attend any meetings objecting to wind turbines.
And I hope Laythrum gets fracked as well.

My post of the day. In the draw for post of the week on Saturday night after the Lotto.

[Jeepers Creepers]

You can take our wind but you cant take our freeeeeeeeeeedom!!!!!!!!! oh wait.....

[Mayo4Sam]

We all use electricity but don't want the infrastructure to provide it

England uses electricity, but want us to have the  infrastructure to provide it.

Which we will get hold of after the life of the contract with the UK along with a payment for the power transferred during the contract

[God14]

We all use electricity but don't want the infrastructure to provide it

England uses electricity, but want us to have the  infrastructure to provide it.

Which we will get hold of after the life of the contract with the UK along with a payment for the power transferred during the contract

Why would England not just build the infrastructure themselves on their own land though?

[Hardy]

Ban them from importing our beef and butter and computers and pharmaceuticals as well. That'll show them.

[Rossfan]

We all use electricity but don't want the infrastructure to provide it

England uses electricity, but want us to have the  infrastructure to provide it.

Which we will get hold of after the life of the contract with the UK along with a payment for the power transferred during the contract

Why would England not just build the infrastructure themselves on their own land though?

More hot ai wind in this Country as we get the first whack from the Atlantic.

[Mayo4Sam]

We all use electricity but don't want the infrastructure to provide it

England uses electricity, but want us to have the  infrastructure to provide it.

Which we will get hold of after the life of the contract with the UK along with a payment for the power transferred during the contract

Why would England not just build the infrastructure themselves on their own land though?

They are building 7GW up to 2020 (thats in comparison to 2GW currently installed in Ireland)

[johnneycool]

We all use electricity but don't want the infrastructure to provide it

England uses electricity, but want us to have the  infrastructure to provide it.

Which we will get hold of after the life of the contract with the UK along with a payment for the power transferred during the contract

Why would England not just build the infrastructure themselves on their own land though?

They are building 7GW up to 2020 (thats in comparison to 2GW currently installed in Ireland)

Anyone see the huge turbines being built out the airport road in Belfast, they're huge and AFAIK being installed somewhere in the north sea by a wing of Scottish Power.

[Farrandeelin]

I don't want the pylons going through our land. I fear they could though.