Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Justin Moran:

I will ask my colleague, Mr. Kelly, to take the question about the operational lifespan of an offshore wind turbine.

I will name the projects for the Deputy. The first is Sceirde Rocks, which is off the coast of Galway and owned by Corio Generation, is in the planning system, although we do not expect that project to proceed. The next one is Oriel off the coast of Louth, which is owned by ESB and Parkwind. Then we have the North Irish Sea Array, NISA, off the coast of north County Dublin, which is owned by Statkraft. Next is the Dublin Array project, which is off the coast of Dún Laoghaire and is owned by RWE Renewables. We have Codling Wind Park off the coast of Wicklow, which is a joint venture between EDF and Fred. Olsen Seawind and, finally, Arklow Bank Wind Park 2, which is off the coast of Arklow and owned by SSE Renewables. I am mildly pleased that I managed to get all of those in the right order. I will now ask Mr. Kelly to answer the question on the operational lifetime.

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