AMASS

This fantastic documentary covers everything AMASS has been living through on the ground - unregulated battery storage, the Claregalway BESS fire, a broken planning system where it's citizens vs. the state, and the real cost of Ireland's energy policy. The Price Of Power is a full, ground-level investigation into how Ireland became one of the most expensive places in Europe to keep the lights on. Watch it. Share it. This is the conversation Ireland needs to be having. ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=qbsoh7… #AMASS #ThePriceOfPower #IrishEnergy #BESS #Documentary #CommunityFirst

"Is this really the model of Green Development that Ireland wants?" A message from our Chairman on another significant week for AMASS. @power_capital @OmnesCapital @EIB @GalwayCoCo #AMASS #Galway #StopSolarSprawl #CommunityEngagement

📷 Unauthorised works. A recorded monument damaged. And @power_capital 's own website says "no works have been carried out." Four local residents have taken a Section 160 court injunction against unauthorised land clearance at Oakwood South- lands within PCRE's proposed Bellville Solar footprint. Galway County Council has backed this up with Enforcement Notice EN25/202, and the National Monuments Service confirms the damage to a protected earthwork happened without their knowledge. We stand with the four residents who put themselves on the line to protect this community. 📷 Full press release: #correspondence" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">amass.ie/#correspondence @OmnesCapital #Abbeyknockmoy #Monivea #BellvilleSolar #AMASS #NoSolarSprawl #GalwayPlanning

Galway County Council has issued an enforcement notice for unauthorised works on lands tied to the proposed Bellville Solar project. @power_capital says it has "no connection" to the matter. Their own maps in the article say otherwise. 📷 Irish Independent, today. independent.ie/.../enforceme.… @rtenews @IrishTimes @NewstalkFM @IrishExaminer @griptmedia @virginmedia @AgrilandIreland @Galwaybayfmnews @CTribune @AnTaisce @EPAIreland @GalwayCoCo @OmnesCapital @EIB

"Locals here will carry all of the burden but share in none of the upside." That one line sums up everything our community has been fighting against. In case you missed it - this clip is from Kevin Collins' documentary on Ireland's energy crisis, and it features the Bellville Solar project. The picture it paints isn't pretty. Nearly 1,000 acres. A community ignored. A planning system that works against the people it's supposed to protect. Full documentary is essential viewing. Please share. 📷 youtube.com/watch?v=qbsoh7…

This is a real public service quality broadcast. Everyone in Ireland should watch this.

A FactCheck on BESS fire safety should include fire safety experts. Yours quoted battery academics and a campaigner, none specialising in what happens when these systems fail. 🔬 Prof Paul Christensen - wrote the UK fire service guidance on BESS 🔬 Dr Wojciech Mrozik - advises governments on Li-ion risk 🔬 Dr C. Michael Hogan - Stanford PhD, NASA Apollo, investigated Moss Landing All independent. None featured.

@TheJournal_ie Your BESS "FactCheck" omits EPRI 100+ incidents, Moss Landing metals contamination, NFCC guidance on unextinguishable fires & Irish agencies' AIE admissions of no BESS records. Industry PR, not facts. Letter to @SineadOCarroll with evidence attached. Public safety demands better. #AMASS #BESS

Concerns about the risks associated with fires at BESS installations are understandable, according to experts who spoke to The Journal. However, they also said such incidents are extremely rare. jrnl.ie/6992485

Farmers have been sold a pup: Under the EU Polluter Pays Principle (binding in Ireland), YOU pay to clean toxic solar wreckage when PE vultures like @OmnesCapital and @power_capital flip their projects & bail. Don't sign. Don't let them in. #GalwaySolarScam #FarmersFirst #AMASS youtube.com/watch?v=xi9dQs…

Moisture is a known cause of battery explosions and Ireland has plenty of it. 8 BESS explosions. 8. In one year. In California. Most of them coastal. So why are we fast-tracking Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) across Ireland without fully understanding the risks? This isn't anti-technology. It's pro-common sense. Let's understand the long-term consequences BEFORE running this experiment at massive scale on this island. Listen to the experts' concerns. People in Ireland deserve to know what's being built in their communities. Full Interview Credit: California Insider youtube.com/watch?v=HXxZM2… #AMASS #besssafety

New piece: The Green Veil 🧵 The solar panels, wind turbines and battery storage systems being deployed across rural Ireland contain a class of synthetic chemicals that will outlast every turbine blade, every lithium-ion cell and every human being alive today. They're called PFAS. Here's what doesn't make the headlines or press releases....

@AMASSMOVEMENT @higginsdavidw Toxic "forever chemicals" used in BESS, solar etc. don't get mentioned in the promotional material either. x.com/paulmaddendoti…

🚨 This week, Irish radio presented three 'experts' to tell Galway residents their BESS safety concerns are overblown. The implied suggestion is that we roll over to the targeted campaign of intimidation and harassment and simply "let this happen." ❌ @higginsdavidw - economist ❌ @OisinCoghlan - sociology & political science degree ❌ @think_or_swim - journalist None hold qualifications in physics, engineering, environmental science, battery technology or energy systems. But they're telling us we should allow a company - caught out on a lie about its BESS operational expertise to roll into town and do as it pleases. Now meet someone actually qualified to speak. ✅ Dr. C. Michael Hogan BSc Physics - Princeton PhD Physics - Stanford NASA Apollo heat shield design team 1,210 peer-reviewed publications in atmospheric physics & energy policy Former adviser to the US President and Congress on environmental science He investigated the Moss Landing BESS disaster. ▶️ Watch what he found Full Interview Credit: California Insider youtube.com/watch?v=HXxZM2… #AMASS #BESSSafety #Galway #StopSolarSprawl #IrishMedia @NewstalkFM @TodayFM @Independent_ie @OmnesCapital @power_capital

Government says: “We need 8 GW of solar by 2030 to save the planet and secure energy.” Also Government: “Nah, we’re rejecting 90% of farmers’ solar grant applications - while foreign investors are welcomed to build industrial‑scale solar and BESS projects on prime farmland with open arms and no regulations.” agriland.ie/farming-news/m… @NewstalkFM @TheHardShoulder @rtenews @Galwaybayfmnews @farmersjournal

Following yesterday’s article and the formal #AMASS response, both Brendan Cronin and @higginsdavidw spoke on Newstalk with Claire Byrne this morning. A huge thank-you to Brendan for representing Abbeyknockmoy & Monivea communities so clearly and respectfully. Brendan communicated our concerns around solar sprawl, BESS and planning in a calm, informed and balanced way. Listen below goloudplayer.com/episodes/we-de… @NewstalkFM @rtenews @Independent_ie

Thank you David for confirming that you are an “independent economist”. May we respectfully suggest that you tread humbly outside of your strictly economic profession when discussing matters pertaining to health and safety associated with battery energy storage systems, the lack of regulatory oversight thereof, and biodiversity impacts of utility scale solar developments. To date, you appear to be acting ultra vires in your commentary on these matters. You have also refused to engage on one of the key aspects of the project you are promoting, namely the real and focused campaign of intimidation and vandalism that has been waged against our community.

I'm not, Declan

@higginsdavidw @Independent_ie Before labelling rural Galway communities as NIMBYs, perhaps try speaking to them first. Our formal response to today's column is attached. If you'd like to understand how these projects are actually conducted, we'd invite you to review the correspondence with @power_capital @OmnesCapital at amass.ie. The full story is rather more instructive than the one you chose to tell.

David W Higgins: We will all pay a price if Galway residents successfully oppose solar farm expansion buff.ly/kvq02ma

@higginsdavidw @Independent_ie Before labelling rural Galway communities as NIMBYs, perhaps try speaking to them first. Our formal response to today's column is attached. If you'd like to understand how these projects are actually conducted, we'd invite you to review the correspondence with @power_capital @OmnesCapital at amass.ie. The full story is rather more instructive than the one you chose to tell.

Solar is now one of the cheapest ways to become less dependent on war in the Middle East. But NIMBY opposition in Galway has stepped up lately. Today's @Independent_ie column. David W Higgins: We will all pay a price if Galway residents successfully oppose solar farm expansion independent.ie/opinion/commen… independent.ie/opinion/commen…

🚨 Community vs. Battery Storage 🚨 Residents of Cregmore, Grange & Ballymoneen are demanding safety & regulation for the proposed Ballymoneen Solar + Battery Storage project. ⚡ Thermal runaway risks ⚡ No emergency plans from local authorities ⚡ Just metres from homes 📍 Friday, 11am - peaceful demonstration at Galway County Council #Galway #SolarEnergy #BatterySafety #CommunityVoices #BESS #LocalAction

🚨 BESS SAFETY CONCERNS GOING MAINSTREAM Cork documentary maker Kevin Collins is covering battery storage in his upcoming energy documentary "When Time Ran Out" Key points from this clip: ❌ No battery regulator in Ireland ❌ Large lithium fire in Clare-Galway took DAYS to control ❌ 1,700 students evacuated from 3 schools ❌ EPA never went on site, never tested These shipping container-sized batteries are being installed across Ireland to store renewable energy - with no independent safety standards. Glad to see these issues finally getting the attention they deserve. Full interview with Eddie Hobbs Counterpoint, Feb 2026 @RealEddieHobbs #AMASS #BESSSafety #EnergyPolicy #Community