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Dublin Array Offshore Windfarm
RWE’s offshore team will be on hand at Wind Energy Ireland 2025 to discuss the flagship Dublin Array project, now under planning review by An Coimisiún Pleanála since February 2025.
RWE is showcasing its flagship Dublin Array Offshore Wind Farm at Wind Energy Ireland’s National Exhibition 2025 this week.  The company’s offshore development team will be on hand throughout the event (from October 22nd to 23rd) to engage with stakeholders…
Dublin Array
Public consultation on planning permission for the Dublin Array offshore wind farm has been extended, due to a technical error on An Coimisiún Pleanála’s website. Kish Offshore Wind Limited and Bray Offshore Wind Limited, the joint venture companies owned by…
The proposed wind farm will be located about 10 kilometres off the coast of counties Dublin and Wicklow, comprising between 39 and 50 wind turbines.
Voluntary organisation Blue Ireland is hosting a public meeting on Monday (April 7) to discuss the Dublin Array offshore wind farm planning application. The meeting in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, is being held “in conjunction with community councils”…
(From left to right) Peter Lefroy, RWE Head of Offshore Development Ireland & UK West, Sven Utermöhlen, CEO RWE Offshore Wind, Cormac Devlin TD, Vanessa O'Connell, Project Director Dublin Array, pointing towards the proposed location for the Dublin Array Windfarm from their new offices at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
German multinational RWE says it believes there will be an oral hearing into its planning application for the Dublin Array offshore wind farm. However, if the application is approved, the company believes the project offers a substantial opportunity for Dun Laoghaire…
 (L-R) Peter Lefroy, RWE's Head of Offshore Development Ireland & UK West, Sven Utermöhlen, CEO RWE Offshore Wind, Cormac Devlin TD, Vanessa O'Connell, Project Director Dublin Array pointing towards the proposed location for the Dublin Array Wind Farm
RWE Ireland has opened new offices in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin this week as headquarters for its offshore wind team. It follows the recent planning application submitted by the company, owned by German multinational RWE, to An Bord Pleanála for…
Dublin Array
Kish Offshore Wind Limited and Bray Offshore Wind Limited have announced they will be submitting a planning application to An Bord Pleanála for the Dublin Array offshore wind farm. The project, planned for a site off the coast of Dublin…
The Sandpiper jack-up barge
Kish Offshore Wind Ltd and Bray Offshore Wind Ltd are conducting site investigation operations and geotechnical surveys on the Dublin Array offshore wind farm project site and associated Export Corridor Route (ECR) off the coast of Dublin and Wicklow. These…
The research vessel Fugro Helmert
The Department of Transport has been advised by Dublin Array that they will be conducting geophysical, geotechnical and environmental surveys for the Dublin Array offshore wind farm project. Site investigation operations for the wind farm and the Expert Corridor Route…
Vanessa O’Connell as its new Development Project Director for the Dublin Array offshore wind farm
RWE Renewables Ireland has appointed Vanessa O’Connell as its new Development Project Director for the Dublin Array offshore wind farm. Dublin Array is a proposed 824MW offshore wind farm, which will be located about 10 kilometres from the coast of…
Voe Vanguard
Kish Offshore Wind Ltd and Bray Offshore Wind Ltd will be conducting geotechnical investigations on the Dublin Array project site and associated export cable corridor off the coast of counties Dublin and Wicklow from later this month. The geotechnical investigations…
The Dutch Pearl
The Department of Transport has been advised by Kish Offshore Wind Ltd and Bray Offshore Wind Ltd that geotechnical investigations will be conducted on the Dublin Array offshore wind farm project site off the coast of counties Dublin and Wicklow. The…
The vessel CT Barnston
Marine Notices No 37 of 2021 and No 44 of 2021 advised of the deployment of two wave buoys and one floating LiDAR buoy at the Dublin Array offshore wind farm on the Bray and Kish Banks. The two wave…
File image of the AMS Retriever
Following the Marine Notice two months ago on the deployment of wave buoys and a floating lidar buoy at the Dublin Array offshore wind farm, a new notice has been issued regarding the lidar buoy’s move to a fixed position.…
File image of the AMS Retriever
Partrac Ltd intend to deploy three Metocean buoys at the Dublin Array offshore wind farm in a one-day operation some time between this Wednesday 9 and Wednesday 23 June, weather permitting. One floating lidar buoy and two wave buoys will…
The Fugro Mercator is one of four survey vessels that will work on the Dublin Array project for the next three months
Mariners have been given notice of a series of geophysical surveys for the Dublin Array Wind Farm taking place between next week and early May. The Dublin Array is a project on the Kish and Bray banks some 10 km…
Dublin Array Model Will Not Go On Display in Dun Laoghaire
#DublinArray - A model of the proposed Dublin Array wind farm for Dublin Bay will not now go on display at Dun Laoghaire Public Library as reported yesterday. Cllr Fitzpatrick has tweeted Afloat.ie this morning to say: 'A model of…

About the Dublin Array Offshore Windfarm

The Dublin Array Offshore Windfarm was first proposed in 1999, envisioning a future powered by clean energy. Situated approximately 10 kilometres off the coasts of Dublin and Wicklow counties in the Irish Sea, this ambitious project aims to harness the power of the wind to generate electricity on a massive scale. With an impressive installed capacity of up to 834 megawatts, the wind farm is expected to feature up to 50 wind turbines, each standing tall with a maximum tip height of 310 metres. The anticipated economic impact of the Dublin Array is significant, with expected capital investment exceeding €2 billion. Planning permission was lodged in March 2025.