In our work with Syrians in Ireland, the Irish Red Cross has seen first-hand the immense psychological toll that ongoing conflict and displacement can take on people. It means that every project designated by the Government as a priority offshore wind project to be completed by 2030 — every single one of them — will be banned. It is true to say that floating wind energy can be deployed at much greater distances from shore. It is our members who will make floating wind energy a central part of our energy future. But there is no way to develop enough floating wind energy, still a relatively new technology, to achieve our 2030 renewable energy targets, nor to supply power — for now — at a cost comparable to fixed-bottom offshore wind energy.

Source: Irish Examiner March 18, 2021 10:23 UTC