*Cllr Rita McInerney. Photograph: Arthur Ellis ESB’s plans to move from coal to oil at Moneypint secures the short-term future of the site, a West Clare representative has said.
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon. AN AGREEMENT has been signed between ESB and Eirgrid which will see Moneypoint available as an out-of-market generator of last resort from 2025 to 2029 running on oil.
*Photo (l to r): At the signing of an agreement to work towards establishing a supply-chain corridor for exporting green fuels, particularly Green Hydrogen or its derivatives, to Europe were Pat Keating, Chief Executive, Shannon Foynes Port; Brendan Rogers, Irish Ambassador to the Netherlands and Mark Dijk, Manager External Affairs at the Port of Rotterdam. …
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*Photograph: John Mangan MONEYPOINT will continue to function as a reserve electricity supplier until the end of this decade.
*Leo Varadkar. Photograph: Paul Corey AN TAOISEACH, Leo Varadkar (FG) is to visit Co Clare this weekend.
A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MAU) has been signed by the ESB and Shannon Foynes Port to support the transformation of the Shannon Estuary as a major centre of deployment for floating offshore wind projects in Irish and international waters.
*Minister Eamon Ryan in Clare last November. PACE at which offshore renewable energy is developing in Clare has been labelled as “baffling” by Ennis Chamber.
*Moneypoint. AN APPROXIMATE €3.5bn needs to be spent developing the grid up to 2030 with Moneypoint still viewed as offering excellent transfer capabilities.
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon THE ESB is hoping to secure permission for site investigation works at Moneypoint as part of the early stages of its multi-billion euro Green Atlantic plan.
*Planning is envisaged to be obtained by 2026 with construction hoped to commence thereafter. A REPLACEMENT PARTNER FOR EQUINOR to develop a major wind farm off the coast of West Clare is to be announced next month.
