SBM Offshore, a Dutch offshore oil and gas services business, has announced plans for a 400 MW floating offshore wind project in the Irish Sea's North Channel, midway between Northern Ireland and Scotland.
SBM Offshore has created a steel tension leg platform, which is a patented floating construction for wind turbines. The business is considering two locations between 12 and 27 kilometers from the beaches of Antrim and Down counties. The floating wind projects will have the capacity to generate 13% of Northern Ireland’s energy needs.
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February 24, 2022
Fluence supplies 10.8 MW battery energy storage system for 20.4 MW Killala community wind farm in County Mayo
Fluence has supplied a 10.8 MW battery-based energy storage system for Killala Community Wind Farm owned by Greencoat Renewables PLC. The project that co-locates Fluence’s Gridstack energy stor...
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February 22, 2022
Environmental consultants appointed for 1 GW floating Offshore wind project in Ireland
DP Energy and Iberdrola have appointed Royal HaskoningDHV together with Mott MacDonald as environmental consultants for Inis Ealga Marine Energy Park project off the south coast of Ireland.
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February 21, 2022
EDF Renewables plans 50 MW wind project in Clare County
The Irish unit of EDF Group, EDF Renewables Ireland, plans to build a 50 MW wind farm project in the townlands of Killeagy and Shannaknock in County Clare. The project team is currently ga...
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February 21, 2022
Encavis fund invests in 23.6 MW wind project in County Donegal
Encavis Asset Management AG (Encavis AM) has successfully advised on the acquisition of an onshore wind farm in Ireland from ABO Wind AG via its subsidiary ABO Wind Ireland Ltd. This marks the inaugur...
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February 04, 2022
Enercon to equip 16 MW Ballykeel wind project in Antrim region
Enercon has secured an agreement with Orsted to supply turbines for a 16 MW onshore wind project in Northern Ireland. The company will install seven E-82 E4 wind turbines for Orsted’s site at B...
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