Ireland’s offshore wind potential is huge. Fully developed, not only could it power the country several times over, but it could also help Europe meet its renewable energy needs.  Simon Coveney launched “Powering Prosperity: Ireland’s Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy” last week. I read it first with great interest and then increasing dismay.  The enterprise minister’s strategy has more than 40 actions to build out the demand side of offshore wind. This makes a lot of sense, in a sense. In a world where you can actually get the power ashore, you need things like a research centre of excellence to figure out…

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