Lack of legislation sees geothermal firm quit Ireland (Irish Examiner)
An Irish company that had signed up to a deal with ESB in 2010 to develop 50 megawatts of geothermal electricity in Ireland has abandoned its plans — and the country — because the Government has not yet legislated to support the clean energy technology.
Dublin-based
GT Energy announced last month that it will build the UK’s biggest geothermal plant, which will heat 7m homes in Manchester, in a move praised by UK energy minister Greg Barker as "exactly the sort of innovative green project we want to see sprouting up across the country".
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