119 results found for 'south irish sea '

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  • Fugro to Survey Irish Seabed for Future Offshore Wind Farms

    15 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Environment, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Offshore Platforms, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Fugro has secured a seven-year framework agreement with Irish transmission system operator (TSO) EirGrid to perform surveys for a project that will develop offshore electricity substations and export cable routes to connect Ireland’s future offshore wind farms on the south coast to the national grid. For the Powering Up Offshore – South Coast project, Fugro […]

  • Tenders in 2025: Malta, Colombia to Select First Offshore Wind Developers; Ireland, Netherlands to Award New Areas

    1 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    State procurement of new offshore wind farms continues worldwide, with some countries launching their first tenders and others preparing to open their next offshore wind auctions this year. In this article, we are bringing a selection of news published by offshoreWIND.biz in 2024 about tenders planned for 2025. Malta Launches First Offshore Wind Tender On […]

  • Second Irish Offshore Wind Auction Coming Up in Early 2025, Government Approves T&Cs

    1 November 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The Irish government has approved the terms and conditions of Ireland’s second offshore wind auction under the Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS). The qualification phase for the auction is expected to open in the first quarter of 2025, with the bidding phase planned for the second quarter of next year. The site the government […]

  • Seabed Surveys Completed for South Irish Sea Offshore Wind Project

    30 November 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Irish energy provider and renewable energy developer, Energia Renewables, has finished seabed surveys for the South Irish Sea offshore wind project, located off the coast of Wexford and Wicklow. The geotechnical and geophysical surveys, carried out over several months between April and October 2022, following the granting of a Foreshore Licence in 2021, measured important […]

  • Geophysical Survey Underway at South Irish Sea Offshore Wind Farm

    15 July 2022
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Infinity has started a geophysical survey campaign at the South Irish Sea offshore wind farm in Ireland, off the coasts of Wexford and south Wicklow. The survey, which is carried out by the vessel Northern Maria, will last until 30 August, subject to weather conditions. For the survey, Ocean Infinity will utilise a multibeam […]

  • Fugro to Work on New Irish Offshore Wind Projects

    21 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro is set to kick off a geotechnical site survey campaign at the North Celtic Sea and South Irish Sea offshore wind projects at the end of July. Supply vessel Fugro Voyager is in charge of carrying out the work which will include a downhole cone penetration test (CPT) and continuous sampling boreholes with geophysical […]

  • Vårgrønn and Energia Renewables Join Forces on Irish Offshore Wind

    1 August 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy

    Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, and Energia Renewables have formed a partnership to develop offshore wind projects in Ireland, with the potential to deliver up to 1.8 GW of new capacity by 2030. The partnership said that it will initially focus on Ireland’s south and east coasts, where Energia Renewables have […]

  • Ramboll to Support Development of New Wind Projects Offshore Ireland

    23 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ireland-headquartered Energia Group has appointed Danish engineering company Ramboll to support the development of its North Celtic Sea and South Irish Sea offshore wind farms. Surveys examining the seabed conditions have been ongoing throughout 2022 and are now nearing completion and the data gathered from them will be used for the design and consenting processes which are […]

  • Surveys Starting on New Wind Project Offshore Ireland

    29 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Energia Group has selected surveying and data services company Green Rebel to carry out geophysical surveys for its proposed North Celtic Sea offshore wind farm off the coast of Waterford, Ireland. Energia’s up to 800 MW North Celtic Sea project is one of the most advanced offshore wind projects in Ireland, the company said. The […]

  • Seabed Surveys Completed for North Celtic Sea Offshore Wind Project in Ireland

    17 November 2022
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Irish energy provider Energia Renewables has finished seabed surveys for the North Celtic Sea offshore wind project, located off the coast of Waterford, Ireland. Following the award of a Foreshore Licence in September 2021, the geophysical and geotechnical surveys started in April 2022 and were completed in October. Green Rebel carried out the geophysical surveys at the […]

  • Statkraft All Set for Surveys at Irish Offshore Wind Farm Site

    23 December 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Irish government has granted Statkraft a foreshore licence for site investigation in waters off Ireland where the company plans to build a 530 MW offshore wind farm. The developer submitted an application for the licence in December 2019, requesting approval to undertake site investigations at the project site located off the coasts of County […]

  • Geotechnical Survey to Begin at North Irish Sea Array Site

    11 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A geotechnical site investigation campaign is set to begin at the proposed North Irish Sea Array (NISA) wind farm area offshore Ireland. The campaign will involve the deployment of seabed borehole drilling and Cone Penetration Test (CPT) equipment from a survey vessel at specific locations within the NISA offshore wind farm area. The geotechnical survey, […]

  • CIP Buys Into Statkraft’s 2.2 GW Irish Offshore Wind Portfolio

    17 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) fund Copenhagen Infrastructure IV K/S (CI IV) and Statkraft have signed an agreement which will see CIP acquiring 50 per cent in Statkraft’s offshore wind portfolio in Ireland. Under the deal, the financial terms of which have not been disclosed, CIP will hold half of the stake in up to 2.2 […]

  • RWE Confirms Delay of Two Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (South Korea)

    15 February 2012

    RWE Innogy, a German power company, has confirmed a six-month delay for two new ‘Seabreeze’ wind turbine installation ships. Built at South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding yard, the vessels are to be used for the North Sea and Irish Sea windfarm installations. Hans Bunting, RWE’s CFO said: “There were quality problems with the hydraulic jack-up system […]

  • Project Ireland Selected in First Offshore Wind Auction Now Overlaps with Proposed Bird Protection Area

    20 July 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Industry

    The North Irish Sea Array (NISA), one of the four offshore wind projects selected in Ireland’s first offshore wind auction, could end up overlapping with a bird protection area. The Irish offshore consultancy Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) voiced concerns about the government letting this happen and warned that the project is now at risk […]

  • COWI Secures New Offshore Wind Contract in Ireland

    4 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    COWI has been selected by Statkraft as Owner’s Engineer for the North Irish Sea Array (NISA) offshore wind farm. The company will support Statkraft in preparing an auction application for the first offshore competition under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS-1) in Ireland. COWI’s scope of work will include foundation concept design, electrical design, construction, […]

  • Geophysical Survey Underway at Irish Offshore Wind Project

    21 November 2022
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A geophysical survey has commenced at the Oriel Wind Park project off County Louth in the Irish Sea. The ultra-high-resolution geophysical survey started in November and is expected to be completed by mid-December, subject to weather and operational constraints. The goal of the survey, which will be carried out by the shallow draft vessel Fastnet […]

  • Ireland’s New Legislation to Ease Offshore Wind Development

    15 April 2021
    Authorities

    Irish Government is working on a new maritime planning bill that would remove the regulative and administrative challenges present under the current act and allow for faster realisation of offshore wind projects. The Maritime Area Planning (MAP) Bill will also establish a new agency, the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA), to regulate development in Ireland’s Maritime […]

  • 500 MW for Statkraft and CIP in First Irish Offshore Wind Auction

    11 May 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Research & Development

    Statkraft and its partner Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have been selected in Ireland’s first auction for offshore wind under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS-1) to develop the 500 MW North Irish Sea Array (NISA) offshore wind project. NISA was one of seven offshore renewable projects issued with a Maritime Area Consent (MAC) last December. […]

  • Iberdrola Adds Three Irish Projects as Its Offshore Wind Pipeline Tops 30 GW

    5 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has agreed to take a majority stake in DP Energy’s 3 GW offshore wind pipeline in Ireland, marking the Spanish energy company’s entry into the Irish offshore wind market. The projects are located in three clusters on the east, west, and south coasts of Ireland, of which some will be eligible for the forthcoming […]

  • Statkraft Company Seeks Permit to Probe Wind Site Offshore Ireland

    12 February 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    If approved, the surveys would start in the summer of 2020 with a geophysical survey and run until 2024 when the final geotechnical campaigns and the final engineering is completed.

  • DONG Energy to Consult With Locals About Walney Wind Farm Extension (UK)

    27 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    People from the Island are being asked to get involved in a public consultation over a wind farm which lies around 20 miles south west of the Island. DONG Energy plans to extend the Walney Wind Farm which is currently under construction in the east Irish Sea near Morcambe Bay. The company is consulting with […]

  • Bidding Starts on UK Offshore Wind Seabed Rights

    28 January 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    UK seabed manager The Crown Estate has launched the third and final stage in the tender process to award up to 8.5 GW of new offshore wind projects. The Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 has now entered the multi-cycle bidding process under Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage 2. Once all bidding cycles have concluded, The […]

  • USV Survey Starting at Proposed 1 GW Offshore Wind Project in Ireland

    2 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    An unmanned surface vessel (USV) survey is set to begin this month at the Braymore Wind Park site located offshore Ireland. Trial operations of remotely piloted XOcean USVs will take place in the Balbriggan and Drogheda Bay area during September and October for approximately six weeks, subject to weather and operational constraints. The vessels will […]

  • Spanish-UK Joint Venture Announces 2.5 GW Offshore Wind Plan for Ireland

    26 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    A joint venture between Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios and Flotation Energy has revealed its plan to apply for development consent to build offshore wind farms in Ireland, once the country’s new legislative framework is in place. Offshore Wind Ltd (OWL) plans to build one wind farm, called Greystones, in the waters off the Irish coast […]

  • SSE Renewables Calls On Ireland to Raise Offshore Wind Ambitions

    17 February 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    SSE Renewables has called on the Irish Government to expand its renewable energy ambition and increase its current 5 GW target of installed offshore wind energy by 2030. Speaking at the Irish Renewable Energy Summit at Croke Park, Dublin, the company’s Director of Development Maria Ryan said the offshore wind was key to addressing the […]