resource practicable annual energycomments wind2164 TWh e /y primarily onshore water 240 TWh e /y wave, tidal and hydro bioenergy367 TWh th /y primarily wood the rest2 TWh e /y PV 45 TWh th /y solar, waste Conclude: Ireland's primary energy sources will be wind, wave and wood , and with these we can meet our national energy demand* *(185TWh/y, reducing to ~100TWh/y due to energy conservation) Sources:ESBI/ETSU, Total Renewable Energy Resource in Ireland, 1997 ESBI, Accessible Wave Energy Resource Atlas : Ireland : 2005 KMM, Marine Current Resource Study for Ireland, 2004 KMM, Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy Resources, 2003 ESBI, Updating the Renewable Energy Resource in Ireland, 2004 Renewables – resource magnitude
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