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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - New Energy Sources. Wave energy prospects
Summary
Colley asks about wave energy; Collins says prospects are promising long term, with research under way, but exploitation may take time and tidal power is unlikely to be worthwhile.
I do not think the Minister of State referred in his reply to the possibilities of harnessing wave energy. Could he throw any light on that topic as one of the alternative sources?
Comment on this
I understand that the prospects for wave power are promising in the long term. The ESB have been involved in a recently-completed IEA study in the Sea of Japan and the NBST are co-ordinating research at home. The exploitation of this resource may take some time. Tidal wave power, however, is unlikely for geographical reasons to be of much interest at present.