Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

At the time when the renewable energy strategy was devised, wind energy generation was probably the easiest way to achieve the 2020 targets required to meet our EU commitments. However, technological developments in recent years have meant that the use of biomass has become very attractive, particularly convection. Has the Department considered reviewing the policy and refocusing it? While wind energy will always be an option, we could focus on the potential of biomass to help us to reach our targets.

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