BnM and SSE have filed a planning application for a proposed 90MW 15-turbine array in County Offaly, Ireland.
The proposed wind farm is located on an area of Lemanaghan Bog in north-west Offaly, and the turbines will have a blade tip height of 220 metres.
A new 220kV substation to connect the wind farm to the electricity grid is also proposed.
Ghislain Demeuldre, Head of Onshore Projects Ireland at SSE Renewables, said: “The design of Lemanaghan Wind Farm has been strongly guided by extensive engagement with the local community and detailed environmental assessments.
“We are pleased to bring forward a planning application that reflects this input at a time when accelerating Ireland’s supply of clean, secure and affordable renewable energy has never been more important.”
Brendan Kelly, Head of Commercial, BnM said: “Our approach continues Lemanaghan’s role of delivering indigenous sourced energy while applying BnM’s integrated land use where wind energy, biodiversity, heritage and public amenity co-exist.
“This is a key project that will displace imported fossil fuel consumption and improve long term energy affordability for customers”.
Lemanaghan Wind Farm has been designed following a constraint led design approach, and engagement with the National Monuments Service, to avoid and minimise potential impacts on known archaeological, architectural and cultural sites, the developers said.
The submission of a planning application for the proposed wind farm follows a period of consultation since 2021 with residents and neighbouring communities.