Energy

Four projects awarded contracts under the state’s first ever offshore wind auction

In what is a landmark moment for Ireland, four projects have made successful bids in the first offshore energy support auction that will deliver over 3,000 megawatts of clean, renewable offshore wind

Four offshore wind projects with a combined capacity to power over 2.5 million Irish homes have been successful in the state’s first ever offshore wind energy auction.

In what is a landmark moment for the state, Eirgrid, the national grid operator, announced the results of the country’s first ever offshore renewable energy subsidy auction, known as O-RESS 1. The four successful projects will deliver over 3,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy if delivered at a ...