101 MW Onshore wind farm turbine installation reached halfway point
SSE Renewables has announced that the turbine installation for its 101 MW Yellow River Wind Farm, located outside Rhode in County Offaly, has reached the halfway point.
In recent days, the 15th turbine out of the total 29 Nordex N117/3600 units earmarked for the wind farm has been installed. Once operational, the Wind Farm’s 29 turbines are expected to be capable of powering 67,000 homes annually and offset 66,000 metric tonnes of carbon per annum, helping contribute to Ireland’s 2030 renewable energy targets.
Yellow River has secured a contract for all the site’s planned installed capacity of renewable energy power under the Irish Government’s RESS 3 auction round for new onshore wind farms. The contract will commence shortly after wind farm commissioning.
SSE Renewables commenced construction of the wind farm in October 2022 with installation of the first turbine taking place in January. All turbines are expected to be installed by the Nordex Group by the end of Summer 2024. The wind farm is expected to enter commercial operations in early 2025.
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