Ameresco, Inc., leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, has started the commercial operations at the Beale Hill Wind Farm in County Kerry, Ireland. This is the first wind power project owned and operated by Ameresco and the company’s first renewable generation asset outside of the United States and Canada.
Ameresco acquired the Beale Hill Wind Farm from Irish electric company, First Electric and completed a number of upgrades including nacelle, generator and rotor arm replacements.
The project has been developed exclusively by Ameresco and is not reliant on any form of subsidy from the Irish Government in the form of tariffs or consumer levies helping to provide citizens in the surrounding community with carbon-free energy. The electricity generated at Beale Hill will be sold directly into the local utility network under a power purchase agreement.
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March 31, 2020
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DP Energy plans 700 MW Inis Ealga floating wind project off the coast of Cork and Waterford
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