Wind energy overtakes gas to be leading source of electricity in Ireland

        April 30, 2020 RenewEconomy | Ireland | renewables: wind

In Q1 2020, wind (44%) produced more electricity in Ireland than gas (42%) for the first time, powering over 700,000 homes, a 17% increase on 2019 Q1. Still, Ireland ranked almost last in Europe for 2020 targets with only 11% renewable energy use in 2018 and will not reach its goal of 70% renewable-energy electricity by 2030 ((SEAI report).