Energy

Labour shortages put Ireland’s €38bn wind energy opportunity in jeopardy

New report warns collaboration with the state will be key to keeping the billions of euro to be invested in building offshore wind farms in Ireland

Irish companies involved in the production of offshore wind are going to need “far more workers” if they are to achieve the government’s renewable energy targets, which could be worth tens of billions to the economy, a new report has said.

According to research commissioned by Wind Energy Ireland, a representative group for the wind energy sector, and Green Tech Skillnet, an enterprise-led network for the Irish renewable energy industry, achieving Ireland’s 2050 offshore wind ...