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Is the Windmill a success or a farce?

  • 25-01-2007 9:10pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,060 ✭✭✭


    Anyone know if the windmill is a success or a farce?
    I remember hearing the college wanted the ESB to buy back the surplus energy it created and they wwere saying they`d make money by doing this. However i also remember it transpired that the ESB didnt want this extra energy and were under no contract obligation to buy it back and wernt.

    Any of ye folk know how this panned out and is the windmill doing good or bad for the college?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,372 ✭✭✭The Bollox


    well from what I hear it is provodong the college with half the power it needs, and that they plan to build a second one. neither one of those are confirmed, but the first is as good as


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭europerson


    It's a success in generating interest, if nothing else.


  • Registered Users Posts: 888 ✭✭✭Merrick


    And creating a strobing effect in certain rooms in the computing dept...
    Seriously though, I think it will pay for itself in a few years. Am I right..?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    of course it will, there tested and proven and it was a very good idea and investment, everyone should have one :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,937 ✭✭✭dingding


    What size is it, any one got any photos. Not from Dundalk myself. ???


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭indiewindy


    Its a bit big
    Just on the right hand side of the photo, apparently it should pay for itself in 8 years

    http://www.dkit.ie/

    or here

    http://www.credit.ie/Images/dkitGrounds.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,937 ✭✭✭dingding


    Like one of the windmills from a wind farm. Looks big alright.


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