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Mon 05 May 2009Ryan's vision is that Ireland could become a renewables powerhouse in the post-2020 period FRANK McDONALD { }
ENVIRONMENT OPINION:RENEWABLE ENERGY is all the rage, driven by a minister who fervently believes in its potential and by a European Union directive that sets binding national targets to boost its share of the energy market to 20 per cent by 2020, writes FRANK McDONALD
Last August, analysts Ernst & Young ranked Ireland as the 10th "most attractive" country in the world to invest in renewable energy - the first time it made the top 10. Factors included enhanced grid connections and new tariffs for offshore wind and marine energy.
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