Offshore Wind

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Cork coastal communities asked for input into wind energy locations
Cork coastal communities asked for input into wind energy locations
Campaign seeking views from local communities, individuals, fishing and seafood sector bodies, environmental organisations, and business groups

Wed, 02 Aug, 2023

Data centres should supply their excess heat to local communities, climate council says
Data centres should supply their excess heat to local communities, climate council says
Climate Change Advisory Council said Ireland was way off the pace when it comes to reducing emissions and called for a range of measures to be implemented

Tue, 25 Jul, 2023

Marine data provider Xocean to create 300 jobs in Louth
Marine data provider Xocean to create 300 jobs in Louth
The company has doubled its headcount to over 200 over the past 12 months and plans to grow it further to 500 over the next two years

Fri, 21 Jul, 2023

Floating offshore wind projects
Cork-based Simply Blue among backers of offshore wind project in Australia
Simply Blue is part of a consortium of global wind energy consultants behind Sea Fern, which aims to generate up to 2GW off the coast of New South Wales

Tue, 18 Jul, 2023

Offshore wind energy target hit 'significant milestone' with launch of new regulator
Offshore wind energy target hit 'significant milestone' with launch of new regulator
Maritime Area Regulatory Authority to regulate development and activity in Ireland’s maritime area

Thu, 13 Jul, 2023

Audit Scotland report
Danish fund seeks €12bn for renewables projects from Taiwan to the Irish Sea
Fund manager CIP has already reached its first close of €5.6bn and has investors lined up to more than double that amount within the next 12 months

Mon, 10 Jul, 2023

Offshore manual worker standing on helipad with wind-turbines behind him in sunset
Offshore renewable wind energy could enter market by 2026 — Eamon Ryan
Development will have a 'significant' impact on the cost of energy for households, Mr Ryan said

Fri, 12 May, 2023

Record-breaking April for Irish wind farms 
Record-breaking April for Irish wind farms 
Wind energy provided 35% of the country’s electricity in April, and for the first four months of the year has met 38% of power demand.

Thu, 04 May, 2023

Developer-led offshore wind could result in a 'free-for-all,' Taoiseach warns
Developer-led offshore wind could result in a 'free-for-all,' Taoiseach warns
Cork, Waterford, and Wexford coastal communities need a robust planning process to ensure their voices are heard in offshore wind plans, Leo Varadkar says

Fri, 21 Apr, 2023

Floating offshore wind projects
Offshore wind firms battle barriers to progress
Wind Energy Ireland said the latest changes will prolong the country’s dependency on imported fossil fuels

Wed, 15 Mar, 2023

Ireland must 'catch up' on offshore wind energy, says Simon Coveney
Ireland must 'catch up' on offshore wind energy, says Simon Coveney
Ireland has immense natural resources but has been overtaken by countries such as Scotland and Portugal, says the minister

Thu, 23 Feb, 2023

Contracts for electricity interconnector to be signed shortly in significant step for project
Contracts for electricity interconnector to be signed shortly in significant step for project
The cable will allow Ireland and France to export energy between the two countries, adding extra 'layer of security' to energy supply 

Tue, 08 Nov, 2022

LNG tanker is passing by Singapore Strait.
LNG needed until offshore wind is developed — Limerick Chamber
'Industrial and manufacturing clusters will require stable energy as we transition to cleaner energy sources'

Tue, 01 Nov, 2022

Major investment needed to bolster Irish ports' capability for offshore wind farms 
Major investment needed to bolster Irish ports' capability for offshore wind farms 
Several national ports require 'relatively substantial levels of investment' to bring infrastructure to the required levels to support wind farm construction, study found

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm
Winter electricity prices forecast to tumble by 2027 thanks to offshore wind
The report highlights the important role that a handful of offshore wind projects, planned by 2030 in the Irish Sea from Louth to Cork, will play in driving winter prices lower.  

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

Energy prices
Ireland’s first green hydrogen company signs partnership aimed at exporting energy
It is hoped the partnership will provide the route to the European energy market needed for Ireland to become a net exporter of energy over time

Tue, 13 Sep, 2022

Belfast the only Irish harbour capable of supporting offshore wind farm
Belfast the only Irish harbour capable of supporting offshore wind farm
Industry figures call for ramp-up in infrastructure investment, as well as investment into ports, and said there was a 'growing skills gap' for what will be needed during the transition

Wed, 15 Jun, 2022

Big Offshore wind-farm with transfer vessel
Michael Clifford: Offshore energy a windy way to keep the lights on
Perhaps a major expansion of offshore wind energy will take place, saving the country from blackouts, and satisfying data centres' ravenous hunger for electricity.  But it's one hell of a gamble

Wed, 01 Sep, 2021

EU's Green Deal heaps pressure on Ireland's offshore wind targets     
EU's Green Deal heaps pressure on Ireland's offshore wind targets     
The world's most ambitious climate change plan sets the bar higher for EU member states

Wed, 14 Jul, 2021

Offshore wind energy firm relocates HQ to Cork
Offshore wind energy firm relocates HQ to Cork
The move of its headquarters includes the recruitment of eight new staff

Tue, 22 Sep, 2020

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