SSE Renewables has announced that the first deliveries of wind turbine components to its 100MW Yellow River wind farm project, currently under construction in Rhode, County Offaly, have commenced.
Wind turbine supplier Nordex Group has been commissioned by SSE Renewables to manufacture, deliver and install a total of 29 of its N117/3600 turbines at the Yellow River project site.
First convoys of the turbine components began last week and will continue until next April.
The turbine parts, including towers, nacelles, hubs and blades, are being delivered under Garda escort from Galway Port to the Yellow River site via the M6 and R400. The delivery route and programme – agreed in advance by turbine provider Nordex with Offaly County Council and An Garda Siochana – sees deliveries taking place in the early hours of the morning to ensure minimum disruption to local residents.
The Nordex N117 turbine components being installed at Yellow River Wind Farm have been shipped to Galway Port from various global destinations. Turbine installations are due to begin on-site from later this month and continue through to the end of next May, ahead of the completion of the wind farm later in the year.
Paul Rodgers, SSE Renewables’ Project Manager for Yellow River Wind Farm, said: “This is a significant milestone for the project, and now means that we’re one step closer to delivering green electricity for the community in Offaly, the Midlands and beyond.
“From the start of construction, we have been working closely with the local community in Offaly and, on behalf of myself and the rest of the Yellow River project team, I’d like to thank the community for their patience and support over the past several months.”