Laois TD puts forward updated regulations for wind energy facilities

The government grants permission for the power cables to a new offshore wind farm off Falkenberg. But Vattenfall will foot the bill – which means the project may never come to fruition.

Laois TD puts forward updated regulations for wind energy facilities

A Laois TD has launched a Bill proposing the regulation of wind farms. Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley has put this Bill forward to the Dáil, calling for amendments to outdated regulations. This comes following the protest against a newly proposed windfarm on top of Cullohill Mountain in Laois, an area protected by Special Area of Conservation under the European Union Habitats Directive. In 2016, a plan to erect wind turbines on the moun…