The academy, whose members include professionals who have worked in the Irish and global energy industries, said the Government has excluded the critically important option of a liquefied natural gas terminal, posing a high risk to power supplies.
The Government’s opposition to LNG is based on the fear that it would allow imports of gas extracted by “fracking”, a method that environmentalists oppose. The academy said the alternative proposal, a floating storage and regasification unit — essentially a floating LNG plant — was not designed to provide strategic gas storage, as the Government document suggested, because this would hold less than four days’ gas supply at times of peak demand.However, engineers said this is “entirely unrealistic” as it would require developing the field from square one, including a big upfront investment in “cushion gas” to enable this proposal to work.
The Government’s report said it would cost €1 billion to build an electrolyser that would produce enough green hydrogen from water to generate 1,600MW of electricity.
A big part of the answer is nuclear. Our national aversion to it is akin to quasi-religious flat-earthism Setting our minds against modern nuclear technology, is now both bad policy AND bad politics
We don't need an expert to tell us that. Considering no backup plan or availing of grants that man along with Roderick are a complete failure in their roles..Consistency from The Greens yet again.
Translation: Eamon Ryan is a gobshite who should never be left near power. However, he has FF & FG by the balls over his ridiculous climate program for government. FFG are terrified the Greens will collapse the government if Eamon doesn't get his way.
IrishTimes What do you expect if Eamonn Ryan had any act, hand or part in it.