Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Siemens’ energy chief Gary O’Callaghan explains the energy company’s vision for Irish electricity to Owen McQuade, pointing out how the island can practically fit into the new electricity age which has already begun.
The era of the new electricity age is dawning and Ireland must make its mark. We can “just” do enough to meet our CO2 targets, or we can go further and become a net exporter of energy, states Gary O’Callaghan. Siemens’ Head of Energy Sector sees the UK’s potential energy...
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
No electricity, no economy. Dermot Byrne, Chief Executive of EirGrid, reflects on the power grid’s central relevance to how Ireland works and lives as he takes stock of the island’s energy market with Owen McQuade.
The fact that electricity is essential for any modern industry or for meeting most of a household’s basic needs is so self-evident that it is hardly worth stating. Hence the strategic importance of EirGrid and its work in supplying power across Ireland, North and South.
Dermot Byrne...
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