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Why windfarm plans are ruffling feathers Updated / Friday, 5 Mar 2021 12:30 Economics Correspondent Bray Head has become an even more popular spot for walkers since lockdown. Like many spots along the east coast, if walkers took in the view out to sea over the past several months they would have seen ships conducting survey work. Thats because Ireland’s east coast is quietly preparing to become the backbone of Ireland’s renewable energy. There are five proposed offshore windfarms along the...

Plans for the country’s biggest offshore wind farm go on display today as part of a first phase of public consultation on the project.

Dublin Bay Boating News and Information Dublin Bay Snapshot: Heavy-Lift Ship in Dun Laoghaire, A Med Ferry & Windfarm Project Craft 15th February 2021 Dublin Bay ship-scene included Endracht a Dutch flagged heavy-lift general cargoship berthed in Dun Laoghaire Harbour today, loaded a small part project-cargo which is bound for the US. The smart and unusual design at the bridge of the 105m vessel can be seen in this amidships angle alongside Carlisle Pier. Dublin Bay saw some ships of interes...

RWE will start geophysical surveying work for the Dublin Array Wind Farm Project, which it is developing with Saorgas Energy, on 9 February 2021. The work to characterise the Dublin Array offshore array and export cable search area, is scheduled to continue until 11 May 2021, weather permitting.  It is hoped the surveys will provide options for export cables routes to possible landfall options in the area of Shanganah Park and Poolbeg. The project, which is expected to comprise between ...

Share this article Ireland will play a major role in developing a European “super grid” for green energy over the coming years. The Minister for the Environment, Climate & Communications has said the development of a Europe-wide grid for the distribution of different forms of renewable energy will be the “most critical peace project of our time.” Speaking at the final REthink Energy lecture from the ESB and the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA), Minister Eamon Ryan...