Call for Shannon Estuary to be hub for ocean energy

THE country’s second largest port authority is seeking the designation of the Shannon Estuary as an official European hub for manufacturing, assembling and servicing of ocean energy equipment.

The call was made yesterday by Kay McGuinness, chairperson of Shannon Foynes Port Company.

She was speaking at a Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland conference titled Developing Europe’s Ocean Energy Hub — Securing Ireland’s energy future?