George Lee

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Environmental Correspondent at RTÉ

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Hosepipe ban for three towns set to start next week

1 week ago | rte.ie | George Lee

Uisce Éireann has announced a six-week-long hosepipe ban is to be introduced from next Tuesday in three areas because of historically low water levels. The areas are Mullingar in Co Westmeath, Milford in Co Donegal, and Kells-Oldcastle in Co Meath. The Water Conservation Order is to safeguard water supplies for essential purposes due to a sharp drop in water levels in the local lakes supplying these areas. This follows significantly below average rainfall over the last seven months.
Hosepipe ban for three towns set to start next week

1 week ago | rte.ie | George Lee

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Wind farms can create 'sustainable jobs'

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | George Lee

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Govt urged to view offshore wind farms as investment

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | George Lee

An Irish businessman, whose company is installing the largest offshore wind farm in the world at Dogger Bank in the North Sea, has said the Government should see supporting the offshore wind industry as an investment rather than a cost to the State. David Brennan, Managing Director of Waterford-based Eastgate Engineering, urged the Government to act faster with more ambition and imagination, to accelerate the development of the offshore wind industry.
Calls for changes in customer access to smart meter data

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | George Lee

The Climate Change Advisory Council is calling on the Government to make the legal and regulatory changes needed so customers can easily access their smart meter data to help lower electricity bills and reduce peak electricity demand. This information, and an entitlement to access dynamic electricity pricing, was legislated for in 2022 but has now been delayed until June next year.
Calls on Govt to view offshore wind farms as investment

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | George Lee

An Irish businessman, whose company is installing the largest offshore wind farm in the world at Dogger Bank in the North Sea, has said the Government should see supporting the offshore wind industry as an investment rather than a cost to the State. David Brennan, Managing Director of Waterford-based Eastgate Engineering, urged the Government to act faster with more ambition and imagination, to accelerate the development of the offshore wind industry.
How feasible are the Govt's offshore wind ambitions?

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | George Lee

Ireland currently has the fourth most ambitious offshore wind expansion programme in the European Union. The target is to build enough new wind farms offshore to generate five gigawatts of electricity by 2030. This would be enough electricity for about 2 million homes, which would come from new wind turbines located in the Irish Sea. It is a greater amount of new offshore wind capacity than bigger European countries - including France, Spain, Portugal and Belgium - are planning to build by 2030.
Pope Francis made climate justice central to his message

3 weeks ago | rte.ie | George Lee

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Ireland-Wales electricity interconnector up and running

4 weeks ago | rte.ie | George Lee

A major new electricity interconnector linking Ireland and Wales is now up and running and has been officially launched in Co Wexford. The 500-megawatt Greenlink interconnector will enable the importation of electricity into Ireland from Britain, and the export of any surplus renewable electricity from Ireland. The interconnector will play a crucial role in enhancing energy security by diversifying sources power and enabling greater competition.
Ireland-Wales electricity interconnector up and running

4 weeks ago | rte.ie | George Lee

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