ESB and Greencoat in windfarm boost

The ESB and Equinor are looking to bring a number of large-scale wind projects to commercial operation by 2030 and will examine the potential for energy storage technology to complement these wind farms.

Ireland’s renewable energy ambitions have been given a twin boost by the ESB forming a partnership with Norwegian energy company Equinor to develop offshore windfarms and Greencoat Renewables raising extra funds to build more onshore windfarms.

The Government is targeting 70% of the country’s electricity generation coming from renewable energy sources — such as wind farms — by 2030. As part of that plan, it wants at least 3.5 gigawatts of offshore wind generating power in place within the next 10 years.