Wind Energy Power Plants in Ireland

Arklow Bank Location: County Wicklow Operator: GE Energy Configuration: 7 X 3.6 MW Operation: 2004 WTG supplier: GE Wind Energy Quick facts: At completion, these were the largest turbines in offshore service.  They are located on a sandbank about 10km offshore. The project was developed with Airtricity and a 95-MW expansion is planned. During construction, there were no recorded injuries and the plant had 94% availability in its first year of operation. This was one of Power magazine's Top Plants in 2005. Photograph courtesy of Power Posted 13 Aug 2005	Black Banks Location: County Leitrim Operator: B9 Energy (O&M) Ltd Configuration: 4 X 850 kW V52 Operation: 2001 WTG supplier: Vestas Quick facts: The project was developed by Waterfern Ltd and B9 took over operations in May 2004. Photograph courtesy of Vestas Posted 14 May 2005	Carnsore Point Location: County Wexford Operator: ESB Hiberian Wind Power Configuration: 14 X 850 kW V52 Operation: 2003 WTG supplier: Vestas Photograph courtesy of Hibernian Wind Power Posted 29 Apr 2003
Crockahenny Location: County Donegal Operator: Electricity Supply Board Configuration: 10 X 500 kW E-40 Operation: 1998 WTG supplier: Enercon Photograph courtesy of Wind Prospect Ltd Posted 8 May 2005	Derrybrien Location: County Galway Operator: ESB Hiberian Wind Power Configuration: 71 X 850 kW V52 Operation: 2006 WTG supplier: Vestas Quick facts: This plant in South Galway was the site of a considerable peat slide in Oct 2003. The Derrybrien plant is connected to two substations at 110kV. Photograph courtesy of Electricity Supply Board Posted 2 Jun 2010	Father Collins Park Location: County Dublin Operator: Dublin City Council Configuration: 5 X 50 kW EW15 Operation: 2009 WTG supplier: Entegrity EPC: ArArq Ireland, Buro Happold Ltd Quick facts: As part of its City Development Plan, Dublin is encouraging the development of renewable energy resources. In Aug 2003, DCC announced a two-stage competition for the Father Collins urban park and the 22ha park was built out at a cost of €20mn. Abelleyro + Romero Architects took the design lead. The WTGs run lighting, the water pumping system, and other park facilities. Photograph by Anthony Williams and courtesy of Dublin City Council Posted 19 Mar 2011
	Tursillagh Location: County Kerry Operator:Powergen Renewables, Saorgus Energy Configuration: 23 X 660 kW V47 Operation: 2000 WTG supplier: Vestas EPC: ESB International, Wind Prospect Photograph courtesy of Saorgus Energy Ltd Posted 7 Jul 2001

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Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 03/19/11

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