Land slides Wind power in the Republic of Ireland

in derrybrien county galway, @ site of become ireland s largest wind farm in 2006, 70 tower derrybrien project, construction disrupted underlying peatland. on 16 october 2003, caused 2003 derrybrien landslide culminated in 2.5 km long, 450,000 m peat slide, polluting nearby lake , killing 50,000 fish. if carbon in slide being released, represents 7–15 months of production wind farm in avoided carbon dioxide fossil power. in 2004, engineering companies convicted of being responsible pollution, while wind farm company acquitted. irish government convicted in 2008 of poor oversight.

the irish peatland conservation council maintains database on incidences turbine construction , associated works, such road construction on deep peat, resulted in environmentally degrading bog bursts / peat flows . events accelerate release of carbon dioxide atmosphere. following corrie mountain burst of 2008, ireland fined european court on mishandling of wind farms on peatland. 2010, @ least 3 wind farm related peat slides had occurred in ireland.