Not sure ...

[Twobob]

If I heard correctly , but if so it was mentioned that all the ' data centers ' companies will consume upto 25% of the national grid , lot of talk of late about potential outages this winter .

Which leads me to this piece , broadcast yesterday evening .

https://www.rte.ie/radio/podcasts/22020428-ep-1-weve-got-a-bit-of-a-wind-problem/

[Napper Tandy]

If I heard correctly , but if so it was mentioned that all the ' data centers ' companies will consume upto 25% of the national grid , lot of talk of late about potential outages this winter .

Which leads me to this piece , broadcast yesterday evening .

https://www.rte.ie/radio/podcasts/22...-wind-problem/

Vested interests include the ESB, a friend works in the renewable sector for years and the most time consuming process is getting the ESB to link you to the Grid so you can sell on your excess energy. The ESB seem more concerned about maintaining a monopoly than combating climate change.

We generated 64% of our electricity needs from wind yesterday which when you consider how little wind power we have built is very good. Planners need to fast track the off shore wind turbines around the coast of Ireland so at least if the wind is not blowing in the Irish Sea we can make up the energy needs from Atlantic turbines off Kerry or Donegal.

Present location of turbines

https://windenergyireland.com/about-wind/interactve-map

Very little built so far in the Irish Sea and no deep Sea in the Atlantic.

Another process which we need to work on is something called Power to X. Basically turning wind energy into a storable energy source like hydrogen, ammonia or batteries.

[bojangles]

Vested interests include the ESB, a friend works in the renewable sector for years and the most time consuming process is getting the ESB to link you to the Grid so you can sell on your excess energy. The ESB seem more concerned about maintaining a monopoly than combating climate change.

We generated 64% of our electricity needs from wind yesterday which when you consider how little wind power we have built is very good. Planners need to fast track the off shore wind turbines around the coast of Ireland so at least if the wind is not blowing in the Irish Sea we can make up the energy needs from Atlantic turbines off Kerry or Donegal.

Present location of turbines

https://windenergyireland.com/about-wind/interactve-map

Very little built so far in the Irish Sea and no deep Sea in the Atlantic.

Another process which we need to work on is something called Power to X. Basically turning wind energy into a storable energy source like hydrogen, ammonia or batteries.

They are an extremely bureaucratic organisation, especially in the last 20 years or so. Do you remember Ogle was caught bragging about the power of the unions in ESB.
Nonetheless 64% is brilliant, if that figure is to be believed.

[cogito]

Huntstown in Dublin 15 is back in action and another place in Cork due back soon - some of the dire warnings for the winter are OTT from the looks of things.

[cosmo]

did you know that one turn of those windmills gives enough to power one house for a day... one is operating off scotland with more to come,
8.8 mega watt thats a lot.

[KatieMorag]

did you know that one turn of those windmills gives enough to power one house for a day... one is operating off scotland with more to come,
8.8 mega watt thats a lot.

That's incredible Cosmo, we need more windmills!

[Twobob]

1 hour of solar energy outstrips what our world uses in 1 year .