June 15, 2009
What a fantastic day for a visit to the Carnsore Point Wind farm. The weather was gorgeous and the event couldn’t have been better organized by ESB. I was very well surprised by the overall organization and particularly by their staff (I suspect they had some kind of "Public Relations" training - they were all so nice, helpful and enthusiatic). Even the toilets were better than the ones in the new Wexford Opera House, and they were just mobile toilets.
Carnsore Point Wind Farm is situated on a 200 acre site at the most south-easterly corner of Ireland in County Wexford. It has 14 turbines and has a generating capacity of just under 12 megawatts - enough to meet the needs of more than 9,000 households.
Carnsore Point Wind Farm prevents the emission of more than 30,000 tonnes of CO2. 
I finally killed my curiosity and had the chance to see inside of a wind turbine. Each turbine is capable of producing 850kW of electricity and measures 75 metres in height. When the wind speed rises above 4 metres per second (a gentle breeze) the turbine turns slowly into the wind and the rotor begins to turn. This causes a shaft inside the rotor to rotate which, via a gear box, drives the generator and produces electricity. The electricity is carried down the turbine tower via cables and out into the local grid to power homes and industries throughout Wexford.
There was also a number of activities for all family: face painting, the bike blender, live music, a mime artist, etc. All very well chosen. Congratulations ESB!
I think the message was well delivered - promote the use of wind energy as a clean, efficient way of generating electricity and addressing climate change. Nice and sweet like the photo.
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