Irish energy firms linked to €111bn wind farm development in Britain

TWO Irish alternative energy companies are to be involved in developing half of the energy capacity in the latest round of a £100 billion (€111bn) wind farm project in Britain, tipped to be the world’s largest energy infrastructure programme.

Sixteen companies are involved in nine licences in the third round of contracts for an offshore wind farm project being operated by the Crown Estate – Britain’s property portfolio manager.

Mainstream Renewable Power– which was established by former Airtricity head, Eddie O’Connor in 2008 – is part of the Smart Wind Consortium, which also includes Siemens Project Ventures (SPV), a subsidiary of Siemens Financial Services.