Power From the Sea
Following survey works earlier this year, Lir Offshore Array will be completing geophysical survey works in the Irish Sea off counties Louth, Meath and Dublin as part of a scientific data-gathering exercise over the next six weeks. Survey company Ondine…
Ireland's Contribution of Almost €10m to Address Developing Countries' Ocean Challenges Welcomed
29th June 2022 Marine Wildlife
The Fair Seas campaign has welcomed Ireland’s contribution of almost 10 million euro to address ocean challenges faced by developing countries, including small island developing states. The funding was confirmed earlier this week by Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney…
Simply Blue Group Announce Second Offshore Windfarm in Northern Ireland Waters
22nd June 2022 Power From the Sea
Simply Blue Group, a leading Irish Blue economy developer in floating offshore wind, wave energy and low-impact aquaculture, has announced its second offshore wind project for Northern Ireland. The ‘Olympic Offshore Wind’ project is a sister project to ‘Nomadic Offshore…
EGS International Ltd is undertaking a geophysical survey campaign for a proposed offshore wind farm and associated export cable corridor centred around Sceirde Rocks, off the west coast of Ireland near Galway. The survey was set to commence last week…
Kerry County Council Urged to Examine if Fenit Harbour Could be a Hub for Offshore Wind
15th June 2022 Power From the Sea
Calls have been made for Kerry County Council to carry out a feasibility study to examine whether Fenit Harbour could be used as a hub for offshore wind energy projects. The deep water port has previously been used as a…
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, announced (Friday, 3 June) the Brexit Blue Economy Enterprise Development Scheme is officially open for applications for grant funding to enable coastal communities to restructure, reconfigure, retrain, and diversify post-Brexit. An initiative…
Arklow Bank Wind Park Gets Planners’ Go-Ahead for Phase 2 Infrastructure
31st May 2022 Power From the Sea
Planning permission has been granted for the onshore infrastructure required for the second phase of the Arklow Bank Wind Park, according to the Business Post (subscription required). SSE Renewables’ proposed €2.5 billion offshore wind project is earmarked for a site…
Marine Notice: Geotechnical Survey for Codling Wind Park Throughout June
26th May 2022 Power From the Sea
Codling Wind Park Limited intends to undertake a new geotechnical survey off the coast of Dublin, following last year’s site investigations, as part of the consenting process for the Codling Wind Park project. Operations will commence, at the earliest, from…
Planning Permission Granted for Celtic Interconnector Subsea Power Cable’s Landfall in Youghal
24th May 2022 Power From the Sea
Planning permission has been granted for the East Cork landfall segment of the €1bn Celtic Interconnector power link between Ireland and France, according to RTÉ News. The 500km subsea cable, a joint project of EirGrid and France’s Réseau de Transport d’Electricité,…
Capt Robert McCabe Appointed to Chair Government Seafood/Offshore Renewable Energy Working Group
24th May 2022 Marine Planning
Master mariner Capt Robert McCabe has been appointed to chair the Government’s first seafood/offshore renewable energy working group. The two-year appointment was confirmed by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien. Delays in establishing the working group had…
Norsepower Installs Second 'Rotor Sail' on Scandinavian Hybrid Ferry
23rd May 2022 Power From the Sea
In the German port of Rostock, Norsepower has completed the second installation onboard a Scanlines ferry, the M/V Berlin which was carried out in just a few hours. The installation follows a successful use of a Norsepower Rotor Sail on…
Marine Notice: Geotechnical Site Investigation for Arklow Bank Wind Park
22nd May 2022 Power From the Sea
A geotechnical survey will shortly be undertaken in the Irish Sea off the Wicklow coast to provide site investigation information to facilitate the development of the Arklow Bank Wind Park. The survey work is anticipated to start at the end…
Marine Notice: Geophysical Survey Campaign for North Irish Sea Array Off Dublin, Meath and Louth
22nd May 2022 Power From the Sea
The North Irish Sea Array (NISA) offshore wind farm project is to undertake a geophysical survey campaign on the proposed array area off the coast of North Co Dublin, Meath and Louth. It follows the benthic survey campaign completed earlier…
Alpha Marine will undertake a geophysical survey campaign in relation to the Clogherhead Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Co Louth from next Thursday 25 May to Wednesday 27 July. The survey will be conducted by the Baltic Explorer…
Rosslare Europort to Outline €200m Plan for South-East Offshore Renewable Energy Hub
22nd April 2022 Rosslare Europort
Rosslare Europort has announced a 200 million euro investment plan to establish an offshore renewable energy (ORE) hub with potential creation of 2,000 jobs. A total of 350 million euro will be invested with implementation of a Rosslare Europort masterplan,…
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has endorsed plans for Galway to become the State's first "hydrogen hub". The plan was outlined when Mr Martin gave the keynote speech at a conference hosted by the Port of Galway. A "hydrogen hub" is a…
