Power From the Sea
Mediator Appointed To Resolve Deadlock At Seafood Industry/ORE Working Group
1st June 2026 Marine Planning
A Government mediator has been appointed to resolve an impasse between the commercial fishing and offshore renewable energy (ORE) sectors. As The Irish Times reports, Minister of State for Fisheries and Marine Timmy Dooley says the effort is “making progress”.…
A new Europe Offshore Wind Projects map has been published by La Tene maps. The map was published as Wind Energy Ireland (WEI) also launched its offshore wind action plan which includes 18 recommendations. The new map, which is available…
Development of Ireland’s national designated maritime area plan (DMAP) is still “on track”, the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment has confirmed. It expects the national D-Map to be adopted by the end of 2027, with offshore renewable energy…
The Irish Marine Federation (IMF) has raised concerns that parts of Ireland’s leisure marine and marina sector risk being overlooked within the evolving marine spatial planning process linked to offshore renewable energy development. In correspondence with the Department responsible for…
Galway City Council is holding workshops to seek the public’s views on its hydroelectricity project for the historic canal system. As Afloat has reported, the local authority has received funding under the European Urban Initiative (EUI) – Innovative Actions programme…
The Department of Transport has been notified by Natural Power on behalf of the Marine Institute that they will undertake a targeted survey in the Irish Sea off the coast of Co Wicklow this week. This survey will involve the…
Oireachtas Committee Report Calls For More Resources for ORE Planning and Consenting Authorities
22nd May 2026 Marine Planning
Planning and consenting authorities involved in applications for offshore renewable energy (ORE) projects need to be given better resources, an Oireachtas committee report says. Measures supporting the filling of positions, in particular the National Parks and Wildlife Service, which are…
"Significant International Interest" In Investing in Ireland's Offshore Wind - Minister Darragh O'Brien
16th May 2026 Power From the Sea
Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment Darragh O’Brien says there is “significant international interest” in investing in Ireland’s offshore renewable energy (ORE) development. Marking publication of the Government’s Offshore Wind Energy Programme Annual Report, he said that the impact…
Ireland’s slow progress on offshore wind development is leaving the State exposed to repeated energy shocks and rising electricity costs, according to Professor Aoife Foley of The University of Manchester. Writing in the Irish Examiner, Foley says Ireland has failed…
Backers of West Coast Wind Farm Project Spent €50 million Before Withdrawing
11th May 2026 Power From the Sea
The backers of the planned €1.4 billion offshore wind farm off the west coast spent €50 million on the project before pulling out. As Gordon Deegan reports in The Irish Times, accounts filed by the Corio Generation-backed Fuinneamh Sceirde Teoranta…
The DIFOWT — De-Risking Ireland’s Floating Offshore Wind Targets — project will host an end-of-project seminar during this month’s Wind Energy Ireland Offshore Conference in Dublin. The free event takes place on 27 May from 2pm to 4pm at Meeting…
EirGrid has announced a major procurement package worth hundreds of millions of euros to support offshore wind delivery. The package marks the first major transmission procurement under its Powering Up Offshore – South Coast programme. It focuses on the Tonn…
Carbon capture projects are reported to be making “tangible progress” in the North Sea. The projects aimed at finding ways to reduce CO2 emissions are “helping lay the foundation for broader adoption”, according to financial data and software company FactSet.com. Carbon…
Call To Lift Government's Ban On New Offshore Oil and Gas Licensing
29th March 2026 Power From the Sea
A former Irish offshore oil and gas trade union representative has called on the Government to re-establish a State-owned hydrocarbon company with Norway’s help. Padhraig Campbell, who spent many years working in the oil and gas industry and was a…
Scotland has increased its targets for offshore wind energy to up to 40GW of generating capacity by 2035 to 2040. This represents a significant increase on the target of 8GW to 11 GW by 2030, which had been identified in…
EirGrid will begin a new phase of marine and coastal surveys along Ireland’s south coast from April. The work forms part of its Powering Up Offshore – South Coast programme to connect offshore wind energy to the national grid. The…
