Dublin utility ESB is in the early planning stages for wind farms of up to 1GW off the east coast of Ireland
The company plans to carry out assessment later this year of the Clogherhead site off County Louth in the Irish Sea, including geotechnical, geophysical, archaeological and ecological surveys, as well as wind measurement analysis. This will help to inform wind farm layout, cable routes, foundation design and environmental studies.
ESB declined to comment specifically on Clogherhead, but said it was progressing projects “on a number of fronts”.
These include another site off Kilmichael Point in County Wexford where the utility is eyeing a similar 500MW project.
It added: “There will be a consenting phase after which projects can move into construction, which is likely to be in the early 2020s.”
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