The programme will increase the operational wind capacity of Bord Gáis wind farms from 234MW to 365MW, an increase of more than 50%, and the scheme will help Ireland to achieve the country’s target of ensuring that 20% of energy production is from renewable sources by 2020.

Over the next three years, we will add a further 250MWs of wind generating capacity to our portfolio,” said Dave Kirwan, Managing-Director of Bord Gáis Energy.

If a country has an Atlantic coastline, there is great potential for wind energy; for countries in southern Europe, there is great potential for solar energy; if a country has substantial water power, there is great potential for balancing fluctuating energy and, where the use of biomass has not been optimised, there is great potential for biomass.

109. Believes strongly that there is an urgent need to promote and apply a mapping/spatial planning programme for Community waters in order to meet the need to maintain a sustainable and geographically representative fisheries sector; believes that the mapping out of zones is a suitable exercise as regards off-shore wind-farms or energy production, carbon sequestration and sand and gravel extraction or as regards aquaculture and that mapping the location of marine protected areas, including Natura 2000 sites and other sensitive habitats and species, would lead to a more efficient and sustainable use of the maritime environment; stresse ...[+++]s that in order to enable effective spatial planning, areas of fishing activity need to be mapped, and this should be facilitated by improving and standardising access to vessel monitoring systems and logbook data across Member States; considers that planning decisions concerning Community waters should be taken in full consultation with the fisheries sector and the communities directly affected;

110. Believes strongly that there is an urgent need to promote and apply a mapping/spatial planning programme for Community waters in order to meet the need to maintain a sustainable and geographically representative fishery sector; believes that the mapping out of zones is a suitable exercise as regards off-shore wind-farms or energy production, carbon sequestration and sand and gravel extraction or as regards aquaculture and that mapping the location of marine protected areas, including Natura 2000 sites and other sensitive habitats and species, would lead to more efficient and sustainable use of our maritime environment; stresses th ...[+++]at in order to enable effective spatial planning, areas of fishing activity need to be mapped, and this should be facilitated by improving and standardising access to vessel monitoring systems and logbook data across Member States; considers that planning decisions concerning Community waters should be taken in full consultation with the fisheries sector and the communities directly affected;

So this is a fund that contains a broad range of measures designed to advance our knowledge and capabilities with regard to hydrogen technologies (0845) Mr. Paul Crête: On August 12, measures were also announced concerning new technologies, including new renewable energy sources such as wind and solar energy.