Giant turbines blowing the winds of change

Twice as tall as Ireland’s tallest building — Cork’s 17-storey Elysian tower — and now also set to be taller than Dublin’s needle-like Spire, are each of Cork’s harbour’s just emerging, elevated wind turbine hubs and spinning vanes, all in the vicinity of Ringaskiddy.

Costing €30m for four, and with three set to be operational by May of this year, they are quickly making a mark on Cork harbour’s skyline and scenic panoramas, with site works only having started last September.

These wind turbines are being built to serve vital harbour industry, and will save the four sponsoring pharma/healthcare companies an estimated 30% of their energy bills each year as well as cutting damaging CO2 emissions.