Application lodged to decommission Derrybrien Wind Farm - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune

Application lodged to decommission Derrybrien Wind Farm

An application has finally been lodged to officially decommission the Derrybrien Wind Farm in South Galway. The controversial wind farm was the subject of legal issues spanning two decades that cost Ireland around €20m in EU fines. The Derrybrien saga began in 2003, when a landslide at the site caused enormous environmental damage, including 50 thousand fish kills. An EU court later found the 70 turbine windfarm was built without a proper enviro…

Application lodged to decommission Derrybrien Wind Farm - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM An application has finally been lodged to officially decommission the Derrybrien Wind Farm in South Galway. The controversial wind farm was the subject of legal issues spanning two decades that cost Ireland around €20m in EU fines. The Derrybrien saga began in 2003, when a landslide at the site caused enormous environmental damage, including 50 thousand fish kills. An EU court later found the 70 turbi…