Energy
Offshore wind jobs will ‘flow away’ without urgent port investment, industry warns
Wind Industry Ireland has urged the government to provide state funding to port operators in Rosslare, Cork and Shannon-Foynes that would facilitate the upgrade of port facilities for offshore wind equipment
The potential economic benefits and jobs associated with a new offshore wind industry could be lost to neighbouring countries such as Britain, France, the Netherlands or Germany unless the government invests in modern port infrastructure, the Irish wind industry has warned.
Wind Energy Ireland, the industry lobby group, has called on the government to provide direct funding from the exchequer to port authorities and companies to facilitate much-needed investment in port infrastructure that can handle ...
