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    September

  • IWEA Autumn Conference 2010

    IWEA Autumn Conference 2010

    30 September, 2010

    IWEA Autumn Conference 2010 will be held in The Galway Bay Hotel, Galway on Thursday 30th September. This conference promises to be an informative and productive event. Online registration now open.

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  • IWEA Golf Event

    IWEA Golf Event

    29 September, 2010

    IWEA will host our annual golf event on Wednesday 29th September in the Galway Golf Club, Salthill, Co. Galway.

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  • June

  • Global Wind Day

    Global Wind Day

    15 June, 2010

    The Global Wind Day is an awareness campaign for the promotion of wind energy worldwide. The messages are clear: wind energy tackles climate change, it boosts energy independence and it is an intelligent investment.

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  • ElecTEC 10 - 11th June

    ElecTEC 10 - 11th June

    11 June, 2010

    IWEA are delighted to announce that Minister Eamon Ryan of the DCENR will be opening ElecTEC 10. Engineers Ireland will allocate 8 hours CPD for attendance at this event. This workshop provides a unique opportunity to gain an insight into the technologies that will enable the achievement of progressive energy policies and targets. It will enable decision makers to understand the challenges and opportunities that technology may provide society and the energy industry.

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  • May

  • EWEA breath of Fresh Air Campaign

    EWEA breath of Fresh Air Campaign

    04 May, 2010

    Europe possesses an energy source which could power it seven times over: the wind. European companies are world leaders in wind power, generating thousands of jobs. Wind energy reduces Europe’s dependence, and spending, on imported fossil fuels. It lowers electricity prices and emits no CO2. Over the next 12 years, Europe must build new power capacity equal to half the current total. We must use this opportunity to construct a modern power system that meets the challenges of the 21st century. Give Europe a breath of fresh air! Show your support by adopting a wind turbine.

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  • March

  • IWEC '10 Presentations

    IWEC '10 Presentations

    29 March, 2010

    The presentations from IWEC '10 are now available online.

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  • IWEC 2010

    IWEC 2010

    25 March, 2010

    IWEA's Annual Conference will take place on the 25th & 26th March 2010. The conference, sponsored by SSE Renewables, will take place in the Four Season's Hotel Dublin.

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  • January

  • Upcoming Skillnet Training Courses

    Upcoming Skillnet Training Courses

    26 January, 2010

    Places still available on Wind Skillnet Courses for February and March 2010. Courses include: EIS & Planning, The Planning of Wind Farm Developments, Presentation Skills, Project Management, Introduction to GH WindFarmer, Negotiation Skills Value Risk Management Introduction to Wind Energy Wind Energy 1 Technical Report Writing

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  • October

  • Autumn Conference '09 Presentations

    Autumn Conference '09 Presentations

    05 October, 2009

    The presentations from the IWEA Autumn Conference 2009 are available online

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  • June

  • IWEA Launches Jobs and Investment Study

    IWEA Launches Jobs and Investment Study

    15 June, 2009

    Minister Eamonn Ryan T.D. today Global Wind Day launched the IWEA Wind Energy Association's Jobs and Investment in Irish Wind Energy Study in Merrion Square.

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  • Global Wind Day

    Global Wind Day

    14 June, 2009

    The Global Wind Day is an awareness campaign for the promotion of wind energy worldwide. The message is global: wind power works – it tackles climate change, it improves energy dependence on fossil fuels, and it is an intelligent investment.

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  • PHOTO COMPETITION WINNER!

    PHOTO COMPETITION WINNER!

    03 June, 2009

    Conor Calnan has been chosen as the winner of the IWEA sponsored Global Wind Day Photo Competition, and will recieve a 3 night break in the Clarion Hotel, Cork for two people.

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  • April

  • Foster Renewables Annoucment Welcomed by Wind Energy Bodies

    Foster Renewables Annoucment Welcomed by Wind Energy Bodies

    03 April, 2009

    The UK’s leading renewable energy trade association the BWEA has joined with IWEA in welcoming this week’s announcement by Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster on legislation to strengthen Northern Ireland’s renewable energy sector.

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  • February

  • IWEC '09 Presentations

    IWEC '09 Presentations

    01 February, 2009

    The presentations from IWEC '09, the IWEA's annual spring conference are now available.

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  • January

  • IWEA and BWEA issue Joint Response on NI Scoping Paper.

    IWEA and BWEA issue Joint Response on NI Scoping Paper.

    08 January, 2009

    A joint response from IWEA and BWEA on the Northern Ireland Strategic Energy Framework 2009 Pre-Consultation Scoping Paper has been submitted to the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment

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  • October

  • IWEA Respond to Transmission Charges and Timelines Consultation

    IWEA Respond to Transmission Charges and Timelines Consultation

    22 October, 2008

    IWEA have issued a response to the CER's Standard Transmission Charges and Timelines consulation paper

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  • IWEA Respond to Connection Policy Consultation

    IWEA Respond to Connection Policy Consultation

    21 October, 2008

    IWEA have issued a further response to the CER's Connection Policy Consultation outlining their position with regard to Capacity Bonds

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  • IWEA's Actions For Economic Prosperity

    IWEA's Actions For Economic Prosperity

    07 October, 2008

    IWEA's Autumn Conference, "Actions For Economic Prosperity in a New Energy Era", was held in Belfast on Friday October 3rd and attrached large media interest.

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  • September

  • IWEA Launches New Website

    IWEA Launches New Website

    26 September, 2008

    IWEA's new website goes live with updated industry information, 100 new FAQ's, new documents and new Off-Shore Wind and Ocean Energy Sections

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  • IWEA Address Oireachtas Joint Committee

    IWEA Address Oireachtas Joint Committee

    03 September, 2008

    IWEA Chief Executive Michael Walsh and IWEA Chairman Tim Cowhig address the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security

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  • June

  • IWEA Publish Best Practice Guidelines

    IWEA Publish Best Practice Guidelines

    11 June, 2008

    Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan, launched the Irish Wind Energy Association’s comprehensive new guidelines on best practice for on-shore wind projects in Ireland.

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