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Resource Documents: Ireland (22 items)
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Effects of development of wind energy and associated changes in land use on bird densities in upland areas
Author: Fernández‐Bellon, Darío; et al.
Wind farm effects on birds in upland areas are guild specific and mediated by changes in land use associated with wind farm construction.
More »Infrasound and low-frequency noise – does it affect human health?
Author: Alves-Pereira, Mariana; Bakker, Huub; Rapley, Bruce; and Summers, Rachel
Biomedical engineer Dr Mariana Alves-Pereira recently studied the impact of ILFN from wind turbines in Ireland, concluding that noise regulations need updating to reflect noise levels that endanger human health.
More »Refusal/Diúltú: North Meath Wind Farm
Author: An Bord Pleanála
IARRATAS ar chead faoi alt 37E den Acht um Pleanáil agus Forbairt, 2000, leasaithe, de réir na bpleananna agus na sonraí, lena n-áirítear ráiteas tionchair timpeallachta agus ráiteas tionchair Natura, a thaisc North Meath Wind Farm Limited faoi chúram Fehily Timoney and Company Limited as Core House, Bóthar Pholl an Duibh, Corcaigh leis an mBord Pleanála an 6ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 2014. … Meastar go mbeadh feirm ghaoithe den scála, den mhéad agus den airde atá beartaithe ina gné thiarnasach . . .
More »In sowing the wind, how Ireland could reap the whirlwind
Author: Barrett, Eva
On 1 July 2010, Ireland gave an ambitious pledge to convert a significant share of electricity generation from conventional to onshore wind generation. This pledge was designed to support a legal obligation to reach a 16 per cent share in renewable energy consumption by 2020. More recently, buoyed by the apparent success of the initial policy, the Irish Government indicated its intention to explore the potential for a wind generated electricity export market. However, problems are evident that threaten these . . .
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