Bord na Móna: suitable exploitation of Ireland's peat bogs

• Peat is a non renewable resource that had been exploited for years
• Valuable source of heating and energy

Raised bogs

• Found in the midlands
• 8 metres deep
• Owned and harvested by families and industry

Blanket bogs

• Found in western counties
• 3-4 metres deep
• Mostly owned and harvested by families

Turf

Harvesting

• Cut using a sleán
• Turf would be dried out in the sun
• Brought home for winter

As a resource

• Burned at power stations
• Non-renewable resource
• Rate of explouation => unsustainable

Why bogs are ideal locations for the production of renewable electricity

• Flat land
• Easily accessible
• Exposed => no shelter from wind => perfect for wind farms