and entrepreneur has re-purposed these buildings into a haven for artists (and cats.)
With a long history of dependence on fossil fuels, Ireland is aggressively embracing
renewables.
From the Grist article-
"Nearly 85 percent of the country’s primary energy consumption comes from hydro-power and geothermal sources. These advancements were made in the wake of the country’s commitment to become completely independent from fossil fuels."
http://grist.org/liv...-entrepreneurs/

