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| Athgarvan corn mill in 2001. © Eugene Brennan |
I've added links below to a list of electrical power generating sites in Ireland in a Wikipedia
article, and also written answers from a Dáil Éireann debate of Tuesday, 26
Jan 2010 on the Oireachtais.ie website. There may be sites that generate
lower output, not listed in these resources. According to a list
referred to by Minister Eamon Ryan and provided by EirGrid and ESB
Networks, Athgarvan Grain Company Limited's installation in Athgarvan was generating 20 kW from its small hydro turbine.
(The owner showed me this in 2001, but I can't remember anything
about it). Also Silliot Hill was generating 1.255 MW from methane
produced by the landfill. An installation at Celbridge Mills was listed
as generating 55 kW.
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| Athgarvan corn mill in 2001. © Eugene Brennan |
I met Brian Byrne in the Valley Park this morning when out for a walk, and we were musing about how it would be great if there was a turbine that
could generate electricity from the power of the Liffey. It wouldn't have to be a large device, and
could power lights in the park and would be a wonderful demonstration of
the power of water. The problem nowadays is that there's so much red
tape implementing projects like this. Also, as far as I'm aware, land on
both sides of a waterway needs to be owned to install a hydrogeneration system. However, this might only be the case for streams, when a "dam" has to be constructed, potentially flooding fields on the far bank.
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