Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

The broad outline of our intent is set out in the all-island grid study, which shows that our electricity supply system could include 42% renewable energy by 2020. We will then progress from there. The long-term objective is to move towards a zero-carbon energy system. If we consider the figures on where we expect this power to come from, we can see it will include some 4,000 MW of onshore wind. There are existing hydroelectric projects, but the remainder will consist of offshore wind. We will also start to see new technologies such as anaerobic digestion and wave and tidal energy.

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