SSE plc started the whole operation of the 169-MW Galway wind project in Cloosh Valley, County Galway qualifying the project to be supported under the REFIT II support scheme

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SSE plc started the whole operation of the 169-MW Galway wind project in Cloosh Valley, County Galway qualifying the project to be supported under the REFIT II support scheme. The project is expected to produce more than 600 GWh of energy per year. Galway wind park is the Ireland's best performing wind farm since the turbines are specifically engineered for the prevailing wind conditions of the location.
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  • October 22, 2017

    Tender of the electro-mechanical equipment will be conducted in November

  • October 20, 2017

    Genex said that new studies had shown that it could provide energy storage of 2000 MWh, with optimal use of the site’s existing infrastructure and design of its turbine technology

  • October 20, 2017

    Siemens Gamesa expects to deliver the machines in the second quarter of 2018, while the project is expected to be commissioned between 2018 and the first quarter of 2019

  • October 19, 2017

    Vestas is going to supply 60.2 MW of wind turbines in the project

  • October 19, 2017

    The wind farm has been inaugurated and its already delivering energy

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