Monthly Archives: May 2009

Renewable electricity for Ireland

Using pumped storage power stations for Ireland’s wind resources looks like a really good idea. The Spirit of Ireland website has the details. According to them, all we need is about 2,500 3MW wind turbines (covering about 1% of land area) and 2 large pumped storage hydro systems to cover all Ireland’s current electricity requirements. [...]
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