Construction work on Dublin Array scheme with 310 metre blades could begin in 2027
German energy giant RWE and the Irish company Saorgus plan to build the wind farm on the Kish and Bray Banks – known as Dublin Array – 10km off the east coast. Photograph: iStock
German energy giant RWE and Irish company Saorgus plan to build the wind farm on the Kish and Bray Banks – known as Dublin Array – 10km off the east coast. The development could play a key role in helping the State meet its renewable energy targets, which include a target of having 80 per cent of total electricity demand coming from renewable sources by 2030.Subject to planning permission and a financial investment decision, construction of Dublin Array could begin as early as 2027, with operations projected to start in 2030, the companies said.
“We have had extensive consultations and communications with stakeholders and local communities in recent years, this has been with the aim of keeping people informed about the project and to seek their views and inputs,” Vanessa O’Connell of RWE Renewables Ireland and the Dublin Array project director said.
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