New Project Creates 2,000 Wind Farm Jobs for Ireland and the UK

August 2nd, 2012 by Chelsea

Sharing renewable energy capabilities and demands makes for cozy partnerships between countries — Ireland and the UK are setting an example of such. The wind farm will be worth about €8 billion. The two countries have signed a contract that sets up wind farms in Ireland and exports some of the energy, via undersea cables, to the UK. This lovely cooperation also creates about 2,000 green jobs between the two countries. It’s a win-win! Source: Power Engineering

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Chelsea is a former newspaper reporter who has spent the past few years teaching English in Poland, Finland and Japan. When she wasn't teaching or writing, Chelsea was traveling Europe and Asia, sampling spicy street food along the way.

Ross

There’s a website for the “Greenwire” project with a lot more details.
http://www.greenwire.ie/news/The videos have a number clips of the British and Irish government ministers making strongly supportive noises. They’re also interesting from a wider international perspective as they mention the European supergrid and indicate the kind of cooperation that will be required elsewhere. e.g. The Portuguese plan to sell solar to the Germans.
- http://cleantechnica.com/ Zachary Shahan
  
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