"Green" policies are destroying this country

The government are proposing Ammonia as a medium to use Hydrogen as backup for renewables

It's a perfectly sensible solution that supports a modern carbon free grid. The technology to create and store ammonia is as old as the hills but is still being improved as it becomes a central part of the 21st century energy mix, and it can be burned in a modified CCGT station such as Whitegate in Cork. Efficient combustion emits Water Vapour, Oxygen and Nitrogen as byproducts, and there are proven catalysts that can be used to reduce NOX and NO2 emissions from sub-optimal combustion

The biggest issue is that it takes energy to create the ammonia from hydrogen and Nitrogen. This is where the intermittent nature of Wind and Solar power comes into play. If we are planning on creating 30GW of wind power, and even if our electricity 'Peak' demand increases to 15GW from the current peak of about 7gw, for more than 60% of the day, our actual demand is lower than the peak demand, and on days with good conditions for renewable energy, we will have lots and lots of surplus power, which can be used to charge batteries, and to create Hydrogen that can be converted to Ammonia, and stored for the periods when we have sustained deficits in renewable power

They have a perfectly stable grid. Amongst the most stable grid in the world. But the grid operators are nervous about what will happen if a half a million heat pumps are installed over the next few years and want to make sure the grid stays stable and reliable. So, they're proposing this as a mechanism to give them confidence in the event of an acute energy shortage.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/268155/ranking-of-the-20-countries-with-the-highest-quality-of-electricity-supply/

How much would it cost for the nuclear power plant that you're so madly in love with? (and the anciliary infrastructure for trasnport, storage, re-processing, regulatory infrastructure etc etc etc)

Or if you prefer LNG, how much would it cost for a LNG plant and a constant stream of LNG tankers to top it up and transport the gas to the power stations around Ireland........

Electricity and electricity stability all come at a cost. At least with renewables and ammonia for storage, the cost can be financed and we can manage that economically, rather than continuing to burn more and more fossil fuels and pay the cost in irreversible environmental destruction

It`s from Ryan`s Department and presented by Ryan so yes it is Ryan`s latest waffle. From his previous document waffling on railroads with Varadkar driving a major hole through it on the day Ryan presented it, it`s clear on how the rest of government now judge his utterance, "Let him off, it keeps him amused and it`s not going to happen anyway"

I may have repeated myself a number of times on certain subjects but that has mainly been due to a combination of slow learners, poster refusing to do even the most basic research or not even bothering or ignoring answers that have been given here on numerous occassions. But then if I was someone who ran away every time they are questioned on the practicality or cost of green proposals I would not have a neck on me hard enough to criticise the posts of others.

You may not like the survey results, but it shows that the attitude to nuclear energy here has changed a lot in a few year, especially among the younger cohort of society. You could do a survey within a few miles from a proposed wind or solar farm and I doubt it would show open armed enthuasiasm. If you`re looking at a community being keen on having a nuclear plant near them, then you could use the likes of the green bribe for offshore, but instead offer everyone within a certain radius free electricity. A good chance you would have communities competing for it.

Ah, we are back to the myth about cheap renewable electricity again. Can't happen, won't happen, so I've no idea why you keep repeating that lie.

They don't

UAE. 4 APR1400 reactors with a nameplate capacity of 5,600 MW recently operational for a cost of $24.4 Billion (€22.7 Billion)