Power From the Sea
SSE Renewables is rebranding its Braymore Wind Park project as Setanta Wind Park, following consultation with communities in in Louth, Meath and North Dublin. “The new name will better reflect the region in which the project is situated, while highlighting…
Valentia Island Energy Project Applies for Site Investigation Permit for Floating Wind Farm
27th November 2022 Island News
A community-led renewable energy project on Kerry’s Valentia island which is seeking to build a floating offshore wind farm has applied for permission to conduct site investigations. The Valentia Island Energy Ltd Project states in its application that it recognises…
Ocean Winds and Bord na Móna Launch Major New Offshore Wind Partnership
24th November 2022 Power From the Sea
Ocean Winds and Bord na Móna has launched a major new offshore wind partnership at an event with Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in Dublin. The partnership brings together leading international offshore wind energy expert…
Offshore wind farms will be affected by a new EU council regulation to ensure "windfall gains" from the energy sector. The Government says it has decided to place a cap on all market revenues of non-gas electricity generators, whereby excess…
Dutch Expert Warns of Navigational Hazards of Offshore Wind Farms
20th November 2022 Marine Planning
Dutch shipping expert Carien Droppers has warned that Ireland should take into account navigational hazards posed by offshore wind farms in marine planning. Droppers, who spoke at last week’s “Navigating to 2050” conference hosted by Irish Lights in Dublin Castle,…
Offshore Wind Farm Venture Gives Support to Clean Coasts Efforts in East Cork
20th November 2022 Coastal Notes
Volunteer coastal cleaners in East Cork have gained the support of the joint venture behind a new proposed offshore wind farm project to boost their efforts in tackling the scourge of marine litter on the Irish coast. As the Irish…
€27.5m Funding for Cork Blue Economy Developer Simply Blue Group
17th November 2022 Power From the Sea
Simply Blue Group has announced further financial backing of €25 million from funds managed by Octopus Energy’s generation arm. An additional €2.5 million has also been raised from other investors bringing the total investment to €27.5 million. Simply Blue Group,…
Minister for Energy Eamon Ryan has described Government approval of terms and conditions for the first offshore wind auction as “another massive step forward” towards Ireland’s future as an “international green energy hub”. ORESS 1, the first auction for offshore…
Olympic Sailing Medalist Annalise Murphy to Address Green Energy Event as She Plots Career in Sustainability
7th November 2022 Annalise Murphy
Ireland's Olympic sailing medalist Annalise Murphy is plotting a course for a career in sustainability and in one of her first assignments, the Rio star has been unveiled as the keynote speaker at Chorus, Ireland’s first-ever Women in Green Hydrogen network…
Buoy Deployment for Metocean Survey of Proposed Clogherhead Offshore Wind Farm Site
6th November 2022 Power From the Sea
Techworks Marine is deploying three surface buoys with single-point moorings for a metocean survey campaign at the site of the proposed Clogherhead Offshore Wind Farm. It follows a geophysical survey campaign conducted by Alpha Marine this past summer, as previously…
New Dates for Geotechnical Survey at Proposed Site of North Irish Sea Array
4th November 2022 Power From the Sea
The North Irish Sea Array (NISA) has rescheduled a previously planned geotechnical site investigation campaign on the proposed offshore wind farm area off the coast of north Co Dublin, Meath and Louth. This campaign will involve the deployment of seabed borehole drilling and…
The “Spatial Squeeze” is a term you can expect to hear quite a lot about in the immediate future. It’s all to do with the increasing competition for space in the offshore sector. Wind energy developers require space for wind-generating…
Offshore Wind Could Support 5,000 Direct Jobs by 2037, Report Forecasts
30th October 2022 Power From the Sea
Offshore wind could support upwards of 5,000 jobs by 2037, a new report published on the Western Development Commission (WDC) website says. The report says that offshore wind could generate up to €400 million in gross value add (GVA) annually…
Irish Lights to Host Conference on ’Navigating to 2050 - A Safe and Sustainable Maritime Future’
29th October 2022 News Update
Irish Lights is hosting Navigating To 2050 – A safe and sustainable maritime future, a two-day hybrid conference bringing together key national and international leaders to debate a safe and sustainable route to 2050. The event will be held in…
Uncrewed Vessel Trials in Dundalk Bay Ahead of Oriel Wind Farm Survey
19th October 2022 Power From the Sea
Trial operations of remotely piloted uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) are planned to take place in the Dundalk Bay area from this week until mid November. Subject to weather and operational constraints, the operations will run for a period of four…
Arklow Bank Wind Turbine ‘Struck By Lightning’ Amid Intense Thunderstorm
19th October 2022 Power From the Sea
A wind turbine off the coast of Co Wicklow is believed to have been struck by lightning amid an intense thunderstorm on Wednesday afternoon (19 October). Smoke was spotted billowing from the 3.6MW turbine in the Arklow Bank Wind Park…
