Energy Bord na Móna chief: offshore wind projects ‘a natural evolution’ for semi-stateTwo projects off east and south-east coast will cost €6 billion in joint venture with Spanish developer Ocean Winds
Energy Bord na Móna unveils plans for two multibillion-euro offshore wind projects Move into offshore wind marks a new departure for the semi-state company, which traces its history back to harvesting peat from the bogs of Ireland to fuel a number of peat-fired power stations in the midlands
Wind energy Shannon offshore wind target to generate six times Ireland’s need is ‘baseline estimate’ Eamon Ryan says Shannon Foynes Port can deliver more than 30 gigawatts by 2050, and is optimistic about other offshore wind projects despite two energy giants pulling out of market
Wind energy Offshore wind projects at Shannon could deliver six times Ireland’s domestic energy demand by 2050Review of Shannon Foynes masterplan says up to 120 floating turbines could be installed offshore per year with thousands of jobs being created and billions of euros of investment pumped into the region
Energy Up to €2bn investment in Irish ports needed to facilitate offshore windA new ‘National Ports study’ has found that there is currently only one port on the island of Ireland with the capacity and infrastructure to accommodate the staging and marshalling of offshore wind projects
Energy Offshore wind division to be set up at energy regulator Chair of Commission of Regulation of Utilities tells Oireachtas committee that delays in building new grid infrastructure and planning delays are threatening Ireland’s ability to deliver on climate targets
€200 million investment planned to make Rosslare Port offshore wind hubPlan has potential to create 2,000 jobs, Iarnród Éireann says
H&W boss: Ireland must close critical gap in gas storage John Wood, chief executive of Harland & Wolff, says Ireland and Britain have less than a tenth of the storage capacity of other European countries
Greencoat Renewables purchases 50% stake in German wind farm for €350mThe acquisition represents the company’s first move into German market and its first offshore purchase
Editorial: Government’s lofty energy plans must be matched by an attention to detailUnless the government solves the staffing and resourcing issues in key state agencies as a matter of urgency, its climate change strategies are little more than empty words
More urgency needed to unlock Ireland’s offshore energy potential, port chief saysChief executive of the Shannon Foynes Port Company says the country has huge potential to export wind energy and hydrogen
Call for offshore wind applications under new maritime frameworkEamon Ryan launched the offshore permitting procedure in Dún Laoghaire this morning
Barry Cowen: Sell the ESB and invest in our future energy Ireland can be a renewable energy exporter and the backbone of a new green Europe
Almost 25GW of offshore wind successful in Scottish renewables auctionThe ESB was unsuccessful in its application to win development rights following a bid to secure licences to build 2GW of floating offshore wind
Wicklow Port selected as base of operations for Codling Wind ParkThe decision will bring up to 75 new roles to the long-term base for the maintenance of the offshore wind farm
Ireland lagging ‘way behind’ on offshore wind projectsThe departure of Norwegian giant Equinor from the Irish market is another signal that renewable energy companies are becoming frustrated by the planning process in this country
Pearse Flynn: Ireland has never made capital of its abundant natural resource off the coastWe have an amazing opportunity to produce as much green, renewable energy as we can imagine
Irish floating offshore wind company to develop projects off US coastSimply Blue Group joins with TotalEnergies to help US meet renewable energy goals
Paul Deane: The vision of Ireland being an exporter of energy is several decades awayOur offshore resource is indeed large but the options to get it to markets are challenging because of the rugged nature and remote location of the potential wind-harnessing sites off the west coast
Ireland ‘struggling to grasp’ opportunity to harvest offshore wind, SSE chief says Country’s ‘fantastic track record’ with onshore wind has not been replicated offshore, according to Alistair Phillips-Davies
