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  • Ocean Energy Europe Calls for New EU Renewable Energy Funding

    8 July 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Ocean Energy Europe has called for a new EU funding programme for technology demonstration following the NER300 programme, in a joint letter with Europe’s renewable energy associations to the Commissioner Connie Hedegaard. This follows the second and final round of NER300 awards today, in which ESB’s pioneering WestWave project won €23m. NER300 has helped address […]

  • Pelamis Takes Step Forward with Wave Device Deployment

    26 September 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Pelamis Wave Power has been selected as one of just two technology developers to progress to the next stage of a competitive procurement process with Irish utility ESB for the deployment of Pelamis wave machines on the west coast of Ireland. Pelamis is one of only two technology developers to have reached this stage of […]

  • ESB Issues Call for Offshore Wind Consultancy Services

    23 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has issued a tender seeking foundation and geotechnical consultancy services for offshore wind projects in the UK and Ireland. The tender is divided into three lots, with the first focusing on fixed-foundations engineering consultancy services and the second on floating foundations engineering consultancy services. In the third lot, ESB is […]

  • ESB Applies for Offshore Wind Site Investigation Permit in Ireland

    22 December 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    ESB Wind Development Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Irish utility company ESB, has applied for a licence to carry out site investigations for its Sea Stacks Offshore Wind project, one of the projects on which the company was joined by Equinor, before the Norwegian developer decided to withdraw from offshore wind development in Ireland […]

  • ESB Seeks Wind and Metocean Measurement Teams

    13 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has issued a contract notice for a qualification system for offshore wind resource and metocean measurement campaigns on sites off the coast of Ireland and the UK. The wind measurement and metocean data will be utilized to enable offshore structures to be designed against both extreme and fatigue loading conditions […]

  • ESB Gets Licences to Start Marine Tests for EUR 40m Wave Energy Project (Ireland)

    21 July 2011
    Environment

    THE ESB has been awarded foreshore exploration licences to carry out marine tests for a planned €40 million wave-energy project off Co Clare and Co Mayo. The manager of ESB International subsidiary Ocean Energy, Colm de Burca, said yesterday the foreshore licences from the Department of the Environment were an important step in the project. […]

  • ESB Pre-Qualifying for Ecological Consultancy Tender

    25 September 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Electricity Supply Board (ESB), Ireland’s state owned electricity company, has issued a pre-qualification call for the provision of renewable energy ecological consultancy services related to offshore wind farms.

  • ESB Seeks Offshore Wind Environmental Impact Assessment Services

    16 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Electricity Supply Board (ESB), Ireland’s state-owned electricity company, has opened a tender for environmental impact assessment (EIA) services for offshore wind projects in Ireland and the UK. ESB plans to procure works, supplies and services through a framework agreement related to environmental assessment and consenting services for the offshore and onshore elements of offshore wind farms. […]

  • ESB Seeks Consultancy Services for Offshore Wind Electrical Infrastructure

    15 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has issued a tender for electrical consultancy services for the export transmission systems and cable array systems for future offshore wind projects. The services will be delivered for various projects which are at different stages of development, for future generation auctions in Ireland and UK, and for acquisition opportunities within […]

  • Ireland: ESB Eyes Two Sites for New 500MW Offshore Wind Farm(s)

    5 February 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    ESB-owned Hibernian Wind Power has applied for two investigative foreshore licences, aiming to examine the feasibility of building a 500MW offshore wind farm (or wind farms) off Ireland’s East Coast.

  • 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 […]

  • Irish Offshore Wind Project Moves Towards Survey Phase

    25 June 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The Oriel offshore wind project in Ireland is getting ready for the start of site surveys after having secured a license by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. The investigation works are scheduled to commence in August at the site off the coast of Dundalk in dialogue with the stakeholders and the local […]

  • Geotechnical Survey Wraps Up at Oriel Offshore Wind Project

    20 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Geoquip AS has completed a geotechnical survey campaign at the Oriel offshore wind project in Ireland. The month-long campaign complements the geophysical survey completed by Alpha Marine in August last year. Data collected during these surveys contributes to the foundation design, as well as also the future wind farm layout. According to Parkwind, the outbreak […]

  • Scottish INTOG Innovation Projects Clear First Stage with Crown Estate Scotland

    22 May 2023
    Authorities, Innovation, Wind Farm Update

    All five innovation projects selected in Scotland’s INTOG (Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas) leasing round have now signed exclusivity agreements with Crown Estate Scotland, which allows the developers to start offshore wind development work while Marine Scotland’s planning process for the INTOG Sectoral Marine Plan (INTOG SMP) is completed. The INTOG leasing round has three key […]

  • ESB International Applies for Exploration Licenses off West Coast of Ireland

    30 March 2011

    ESB International has applied to the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government (DEHLG) for foreshore exploration licences in the first step towards developing a 5 Megawatt wave energy project off the west coast of Ireland. This will enable the Company to conduct marine surveys and resource measurements at two locations, Killard Point, Co Clare […]

  • Irish Port to Build Floating Offshore Wind Hub

    17 March 2022
    Ports & Logistics

    The Ireland-based Shannon Foynes Port Company is investing EUR 28 million in jetty infrastructure and a port logistics park, aimed at transforming the Shannon Estuary into an international supply chain hub for floating offshore wind. The investment, co-funded by the EU’s “Connecting Europe Facility”, will help expand the quayside area by an additional 117 metres […]

  • Industry Taskforce to Develop Guide on Seabed Change Effects on Offshore Renewables

    14 June 2023
    Collaboration, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has joined forces with leading offshore wind developers and seabed mobility experts to provide clear guidance on seabed change and how it affects offshore wind and marine energy projects. ORE Catapult is leading a consortium of offshore renewables giants – SSE, ESB, Scottish Power Renewables, and RWE – with […]

  • ESB Issues Technical Due Diligence and Consultancy Call

    7 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has issued a tender for technical due diligence services and energy consultancy services for offshore wind, as well as solar and onshore wind projects. The services will be for various projects which are at different stages of development, for future generation auctions in Ireland and the UK and for acquisition […]

  • ESB to Build First Full Scale Ocean Energy Project (Ireland)

    25 October 2011

      ESB INTERNATIONAL intends to begin building the State’s first full-scale ocean energy project off the west coast early next year… By Lorna Siggins (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes, October 25, 2011;

  • Navigant Blueprints Offshore Wind Grid Policy Options for Ireland

    10 June 2020
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The consultancy company Navigant has delivered a report to Irish transmission system operator EirGrid, which will help determine the best grid development policy model for Ireland. Eirgrid commissioned the report from Navigant after being directed by the Irish government to develop an Options Paper on offshore grid models. Along with the report, the Irish government […]

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier to Support Drilling at Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

    12 May 2022
    Vessels

    EDF Renewables and ESB have chartered Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up offshore construction vessel Blue Tern for the next stage of the drilling process at the delayed 450 MW Neart an Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland. In a social media post, NnG’s project team said that the jack-up Blue Tern is being mobilised for the […]

  • Natural Power Lands Neart na Gaoithe Control Centre Contract

    12 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Renewable energy consultancy and service provider Natural Power has been appointed by EDF Renewables and ESB to act as the control point for the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland. Opened in 2018, Natural Power’s ControlCentre will provide NnG with out-of-hours system monitoring as well as HV network and control point […]

  • Geophysical Survey to Start at Clogherhead Offshore Wind Farm

    17 May 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Alpha Marine is set to commence a geophysical survey campaign at the Clogherhead offshore wind farm site in Ireland, off the coast of County Louth. The survey, to be carried out by the vessel Baltic Explorer, will start around 25 May and will last until 27 July, subject to weather conditions. Alpha Marine will utilise […]

  • Thialf Deployed for Jacket Installation at Neart na Gaoithe as Foundation Work Resumes

    1 June 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of wind turbine jacket foundations at the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm will resume over the coming few days with the vessel Thialf set to carry out the work. Twelve foundations were installed at the Scottish project’s site last year, two of which are supporting the wind farm’s substations. The upcoming […]

  • WavePOD Prototype Shipped to Aachen University, Germany

    23 September 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) has announced that its collaborative project to develop a standardised, self-contained offshore electricity generator for the wave industry moved a step closer last week when a tenth-scale WavePOD prototype moved to the world-leading Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Controls (IFAS) at Aachen University, Germany.  The WavePOD wave […]

  • ESB Seeks Interest in Wave Energy Array Installation Off Ireland

    23 December 2013
    Technology

    Electricity Supply Board (ESB), Ireland’s electricity utility, has invited Expressions of Interest in building a 5MW wave energy array at a potential location off the west coast of Ireland. The contract award relates to supply and installation of the wave energy array, including all ancillary requirements. The project is called WestWave Project, and it aims […]