October 02, 2003

Western Power


Achill Island is really becoming hi-tech. First the cable car (well, eventually) and now there's a plan to become self-sufficient in electricity in the future. There is a study into tidal power generation, with a plan to install a turbine on the north of the island (looking out towards Blacksod Bay). However, I'm less enthusiastic about a proposal to build a wind farm in the area. Achill is a little jewel on the west coast and is really too small to accommodate an unobtrusive wind farm. I don't see the need, given that there is already a plan to build a number of huge wind farms in north Mayo, less than twenty miles away.

Posted by Monasette at October 2, 2003 11:45 PM | TrackBack
Comments

I agree. They already seem to be sprouting like mushrooms in the hills behind Castlebar.

Posted by: Smoke at October 3, 2003 09:15 AM