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  'Wind energy can create 5,600 new jobs'

  The wind energy sector in Ireland will create up to 5,600 new jobs if the country reaches targets set by Government, the 'Energy to Drive the Irish Economy - Energy Solutions Conference '09' at University of Limerick was told today.
  
  Opening the conference, Director of University of Limerick's Charles Parsons Initiative on Energy and Sustainable Environment Dr Martin Leahy, however, urged Government to accelerate the wind energy project so that we can move onto, specialise and take an international lead in wave energy.
  
  Dr Leahy said that harnessing renewable energy resources urgently requires infrastructure but the sector has the potential to lead Ireland out of the recession and be one of the key pillars of a more sustainable economy in the future.
  
  Dr Leahy was one of a host of energy experts, scientists and researchers from third-level institutions in Ireland and the UK, as well as Government and industry representatives, gathered at the conference to discuss the vital role that a successful energy infrastructure can play in lifting the Irish Economy out of recession.
  
  "In the EU in total, 56,000 MW of wind energy has been developed over the years, creating 150,000 jobs. In Ireland we need to build up to 5,200 MW and that translates into 14,000 jobs. However, 60pc of those will be in manufacturing and even if we are not going to be able to lure turbine and component manufacturers here, the sector will still sustain 5,600 jobs, based on the EU trend."
  
  "What I suggest is that we accelerate delivery of this 5,200 MW in Ireland so that we can build up the expertise and experience to move onto wave energy, which will be the new growth energy area. If we do that, we can become international leaders in that area but we have to build up the wind energy experience first."
  
  "Right now, the ocean sector and its technology is close to being proven but we are very much up there with the top nations in the world in terms of pioneering wave energy research and have some of the leading companies in that space located here. Some would say that we missed out to an extent in not seizing on our wind resource and becoming world leaders in wind energy but we can still achieve that with wave."
  
  (BizWorld)
  
  • 08 May 2009, 9:59 pm
  Helena Deane wrote: > The wind energy sector in Ireland will create up to 5,600 new jobs if > the country reaches targets set by Government, the 'Energy to Drive > the Irish Economy - Energy Solutions Conference '09' at University of > Limerick was told today. > > Opening the conference, Director of University of Limerick's Charles > Parsons Initiative on Energy and Sustainable Environment Dr Martin > Leahy, however, urged Government to accelerate the wind energy > project so that we can move onto, specialise and take an > international lead in wave energy. > > Dr Leahy said that harnessing renewable energy resources urgently > requires infrastructure but the sector has the potential to lead > Ireland out of the recession and be one of the key pillars of a more > sustainable economy in the future. > > Dr Leahy was one of a host of energy experts, scientists and > researchers from third-level institutions in Ireland and the UK, as > well as Government and industry representatives, gathered at the > conference to discuss the vital role that a successful energy > infrastructure can play in lifting the Irish Economy out of > recession. > > "In the EU in total, 56,000 MW of wind energy has been developed over > the years, creating 150,000 jobs. In Ireland we need to build up to > 5,200 MW and that translates into 14,000 jobs. However, 60pc of those > will be in manufacturing and even if we are not going to be able to > lure turbine and component manufacturers here, the sector will still > sustain 5,600 jobs, based on the EU trend." > > "What I suggest is that we accelerate delivery of this 5,200 MW in > Ireland so that we can build up the expertise and experience to move > onto wave energy, which will be the new growth energy area. If we do > that, we can become international leaders in that area but we have to > build up the wind energy experience first." > > "Right now, the ocean sector and its technology is close to being > proven but we are very much up there with the top nations in the > world in terms of pioneering wave energy research and have some of > the leading companies in that space located here. Some would say that > we missed out to an extent in not seizing on our wind resource and > becoming world leaders in wind energy but we can still achieve that > with wave." > > (BizWorld)