The Anonymous Widower

18 GW Of New Offshore Wind Could Be Developed Off Ireland’s Coast

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.

This is the sub-heading.

Ireland’s Department of Environment, Climate and Communications has released the Offshore Wind Technical Resource Assessment, providing detailed analysis and recommendations that estimate an additional 3.5 GW to 18 GW of fixed-bottom offshore wind could be developed around the country’s coast.

These paragraph adds more detail to the story.

The assessment concludes that there could be an additional 3.5-18 GW of fixed-bottom offshore wind that could be developed around the coast, in addition to the 8 GW of offshore wind already planned in Ireland between Phase One projects and the South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan (DMAP).

Note.

1. This expansion could give Ireland 26 GW of offshore wind.
2. According to this page, 41.4 % of the electricity in the  Republic of Ireland was produced by wind in December 2024, with a similar amount from non-renewables.
3. The assessment also seems to want to wait for floating wind power, which could be prudent.

Ireland is going green.

May 30, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Energy | Offshore Wind Power, Republic Of Ireland, Wind Power