Midlands Set For Large Scale Energy Parks

It aims to bring thousands of jobs.

Plans are in place to transform the midlands with large scale energy parks combining renewables, data centres and advanced manufacturing.

Co-locating energy-hungry industry with wind and solar farms on boglands could generate billions of euro in value and thousands of jobs, according to a Department of Enterprise report.

BnM, which is expected to provide its State-owned land for the potential development, is already working on a major wind power project with Amazon in Derrygreenagh.

John Reynolds, Journalist for the Sunday Independent says while energy intensive, data centres could be used to serve the environment:

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