How Dobby’s grave rerouted a €500m Ireland-Wales power cable
How did a fictional character reroute Ireland’s energy infrastructure It is not every day that a fictional house elf redraws the plans for Ireland’s energy infrastructure. Yet that is exactly what happened during the building of the €500 million Greenlink interconnector, the subsea power cable linking Co Wexford to Wales. This happened when engineers were […]
2 weeks ago
Electricity blackouts in Ireland this winter cannot be “absolutely” ruled out
“It is going to be difficult but we will manage it.” Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has said he cannot “absolutely” rule out electricity blackouts in Ireland this winter. His comments come after a new report was published by state-owned electric power transmission operator EirGrid, which said Ireland could see electricity supply shortfalls over the next […]
5 years ago