The Solution
Ireland has wonderful advantages of geography. We have some of the very best Natural Energy resources in Europe.
Every day and every night, truly extraordinary wealth in terms of wind energy blows across our land. Our place on the corner of Europe tipping into the huge Atlantic Ocean ensures that we have been blessed with an endless supply of Natural Energy on a massive scale and of truly enormous potential - tens of billions of Euros per year.
Wind our uneven Energy resource.
Wind is a wonderful source of Natural, emissions free energy. However, it also has significant drawbacks. It is difficult to predict, intermittent, variable in strength, often there when not required and not there when required. It creates instabilities in the power network and is very difficult for network operators to dispatch (switch in and out as demand changes). In short, wind is limited in terms of strategic and economic value unless its energy is made stable and fully commercially usable. We can only switch to Natural Energy and export valuable power when we make it completely reliable and available on demand.
The Solution - Harnessing the Wind
To make wind usable on a large scale, it must be stabilised and become immediately available when required. The way to do this is to have a cost-effective means of storing its energy.
There is a solution. By building large Hydro Storage Reservoirs, we can store Natural Energy from the wind.
We have natural gifts of geology as well as geography. Over the past six months a team of internationally experienced Engineers, Academics, Architects, Geologists, Construction, Consultants, Legal and Finance professionals have been working intensively on initial design and costing of Hydro Storage Reservoirs and the power networks necessary to connect these to the National Grid.
Energy Independence is within our reach
When completed over the next five years, like Ardnacrusha and rural electrification, this project will transform Ireland. The combination of Wind Farms and Hydro Storage Reservoirs will end our dependence on imported oil, gas and coal for power generation. We will be saving Billions every year which we need for our Hospitals, Schools and Pensions. Our economy and environment will be renewed.
Earning through Natural Energy Export
Through large Power Interconnectors to Europe, Ireland can provide valuable, much needed Natural Energy to our European partners. We can help secure European energy supplies and cut its Greenhouse emissions.
Jobs, Businesses, the Economy and our Bright Future
This is a huge infrastructure project - €10 Billions plus, which will pay for itself, stimulate the economy, create tens of thousand of jobs, save many businesses, start many more and generate a huge new economic sector for our country – Natural Energy, Products and Services. It will end our exposure to global energy costs and make us energy competitive and independent and will attract flows of investment capital. It will provide opportunities for training, skills development and research.
Building a Secure Future and a Better Environment
As part of building Ireland's secure future we will have to construct Hydro Storage Reservoirs, wind farms in suitable locations and place the cabling needed to connect Ireland’s new Natural Energy to our homes and businesses. Every effort will be made using our best architects and biologists to ensure this is done in an ecologically and architecturally sensitive manner. We have to be prepared to accept this if we are to have a secure future and a better global environment.