Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 5 July 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act

Mr. Paddy Phelan:

I expect to see its use increase over the coming years as new renewable plants come on stream, be they solar or wind. Direct wire requires co-location with demand and demand often tends to be in urban areas where it is difficult to develop. It goes back to strategic areas and the directive's provisions on each municipal region or area identifying an area in which to develop these technologies. Trying to get a wind turbine, solar park or even an anaerobic digester in an urban area is an issue on which we are constantly working with the local authorities and their planning sections. It goes back to public perceptions, however.

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