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Sat 04 Apr 2009Sceptical view of wave power disputed
THE FINDINGS of a recently published report which forecast that wave energy would not develop significantly in Ireland “for at least a decade” due to investment difficulties and the “unproven nature” of the technology, have been challenged by a leading ocean energy developer.
The energy audit of Co Mayo by the Sustainability Institute, headed by former Green Party member Andy Wilson, said that investors were “pulling out of renewable energy projects, blaming the global recession and world energy prices”.
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