THE GOOD NEWS IN IRELAND’S HURRICANE
Windy weekend generated 50pc of Ireland’s electricity demand, says IWEA
Colm Gorey, 23 October 2014 (Silicon Republic)
"Some good news came of the tail of [Ireland’s] Hurricane Gonzalo…[T]he high winds generated 50pc of the country’s energy demands through its wind turbine network…The findings by EirGrid come from a measurement of the turbines’ energy output between 6pm Friday, 17 October, and midnight on Sunday, 19 October, which resulted in a new record peak of 1,784MW at 6.45pm that Friday…Ireland’s wind turbine network [often generates] 40pc of the country’s electricity…This new record had the potential to power more than 1.15m homes across the country…” click here for more
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