| Ireland is pursuing energy independence by trying to | | | | concentrated its efforts in obtaining the fifteen |
| develop to a larger extent the usage of alternative | | | | percent barrier, that is, produce fifteen percent of |
| energy; one must take into consideration the fact | | | | the energy needed by the population through wind |
| that Ireland benefits from a robust economy, allowing | | | | farms. This is in fact, a governmental objective for |
| it to research and develop resource encompassing | | | | 2010. Not only the government, but also institutions |
| alternative energies. During modern days, almost | | | | and research institutes are combining efforts to be |
| ninety percent of the energy needs are accomplished | | | | able to discover the ways Ireland can reduce its |
| by importation, from the energy that has become | | | | reliance on foreign produced energy. |
| imported. This makes Ireland extremely dependent | | | | Researchers are now studying the fields of the |
| on energetic supplies coming from foreign locations. It | | | | ocean wave energy so that the energy produced |
| should come as no surprise that Ireland wants to get | | | | can cover much of the necessary amounts for the |
| over this dependency and start producing energy of | | | | population. A test site designed for alternative energy |
| its own. Therefore, it is only natural that institutions | | | | has been created in Ireland, on the western coast, to |
| and the government start thinking about alternative | | | | better study ocean energy. The experimental site, |
| resources as a way to produce the energy the | | | | also known as "Wavebob" helps researchers study |
| population needs. The EU has in fact implemented | | | | on the spot the most efficient ways they could use |
| some regulations regarding reduction in emissions of | | | | ocean waves to produce energy. Judging by the |
| harmful substance and gases in the air, including | | | | efforts made leading to discovery, one can say that |
| regulations on sulphuric oxide and nitric oxide. | | | | in the future, Ireland can become the market leader |
| Green energy has become therefore the one thing | | | | in the sector. Analysts believe that wave energy |
| the EU strives to accomplish throughout all the | | | | possesses the potential to change and that |
| member states. Hydroelectric power is now utilized in | | | | renewable energy may become the norm; if this is |
| some areas inside Ireland for quite a long period of | | | | accomplished, then Ireland wouldn't have to depend |
| time and has so far, proved to be very effective in | | | | anymore on the energy provided by others and could |
| producing energy, by capturing the energy of the | | | | thus reduce the consumption of fossil fuels. |
| waves from Atlantic Ocean, which is on the western | | | | Many people believe that since the industry dealing |
| part of Ireland. This energy supply is now capable of | | | | with sugar beet has been shut down, this means that |
| producing the energy supply needed by the whole | | | | there is more Irish land available to use to construct |
| country. | | | | alternative energy power plant, including plants |
| As a matter of fact, in the future, Ireland may even | | | | designed for bioenergy production. Since renewable |
| become energy exporter, granted the fact that it | | | | energy is now catering for only two percent of the |
| can now exploit the very few natural resources it | | | | energy consumed in Ireland, it is imperative to come |
| has for its own benefit. The energy potential is | | | | up with a solution or solutions that will resolve the |
| constituted in the fact that throughout the whole | | | | problem to a large extent. Biomass energies are fit to |
| Ireland, big winds blow, there is close proximity to | | | | be fully exploited, because the answer lies in not |
| the ocean and one can derive energy from biomass | | | | using conventional methods of producing energies and |
| resources. It could for instance, supply energy to the | | | | adapting existing equipment in order to produce |
| rest of Europe, energy produced from ocean waves | | | | energy from other resources. |
| and biomass fuels. For the moment, Ireland has | | | | |