Following the recent decision from the SEM Committee on the ‘Treatment of Price Taking Generation in Tie Breaks in Dispatch in the Single Energy Market and Associated Issues’ which was published on the 21st December 2011, Meitheal na Gaoithe will be holding a special Workshop on curtailment, the associated implications for projects in development and an update following our response and call to actions to the SEM Committee.
 

The decision as it stands, which grandfathers curtailment based on firm access, has many unforeseen consequences.  By linking curtailment to firm access, the decision effectively terminates non-firm access, thus delaying most Gate 3 projects to their actual firm date (and not their scheduled one).  Meitheal na Gaoithe wrote to the SEMC highlighting the serious consequences of this decision and have sought a meeting with the committee as a matter of urgency ‘to share the profound impact this will have on the sector, for both projects in operation and those yet to be constructed’. 

As this decision has implications for many of our members and numerous development projects, it is essential to register your interest for this workshop asap as places are limited.

To register your interest contact Dermot on 056 7752111 or email: info@mnag.ie


MnaG Workshop 2011
Key issues relating to the development of wind power in Ireland will be dealt with at an important workshop organised by Meitheal na Gaoithe (the Irish Windfarmers Co-operative) in Galway on Friday, May 6th. The workshop will be opened by Dr Brendan Halligan, Chairman, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.

March 2011
New Position: Project Manager
Meitheal na Gaoithe is now offering a new position of project manager to drive a number of commercial projects, which the society will be developing in 2011. The position will commence in March 2011, with an initial one-year contract.

01/10/2010
Tommy Cooke, Meitheal na Gaoithe and Rory Mullan, Grid Solutions are holding a meeting to discuss the roadblocks to auto-production in Ireland. The meeting will take place on Wednesday 6th October, 2010 in Springhill Court Hotel, Kilkenny. To register contact info@mnag.ie.

April 2010
Meitheal na Gaoithe, Chairman, Tommy Cooke speaks at IEWA Spring Conference, 2010, view presentation.