Studio negri has helped sse renewables with its plans for a state of the art development at arklow harbour, co. wicklow, proposed as part of arklow bank wind. Arklow bank wind park. 52.789; 5.949. arklow bank wind park is a 25 megawatt offshore wind farm generating electrical power for the wicklow region in ireland. it is the first offshore wind farm in ireland, and the world's first erection of wind turbines rated over 3 mw. it is located on the arklow bank, a shallow water sandbank in the irish.
Deirdre keogh is our dedicated community engagement manager for arklow bank wind park 2. locally based, deirdre is available monday to friday between the hours of 9am and 5pm, or alternatively by appointment outside of these hours. deirdre is contactable on 087 1822587, or by email at deirdre.keogh@sse . write to us!. Construction works on arklow bank wind park 2 could start in 2026, subject to planning consent and a final investment decision by sse. first power could be expected by 2029. once fully operational, the station will be capable of powering around 850,000 homes annually. arklow bank wind park 2 was awarded a maritime area consent in december 2022. Offshore infrastructure. phase 2 of arklow bank wind park will be located on and around the arklow bank, approximately 6 to 15 km from the shore. the development area for the wind farm covers an area of seabed approximately 27 km long and 2.5 km wide as shown in the figure below. between 47 and 56 turbines, reduced from up to 200 in the. Sse renewables is actively developing phase 2 of arklow bank wind park which will be located in an area situated six to 13km off the co wicklow coastline, to the east of arklow.
Offshore infrastructure. phase 2 of arklow bank wind park will be located on and around the arklow bank, approximately 6 to 15 km from the shore. the development area for the wind farm covers an area of seabed approximately 27 km long and 2.5 km wide as shown in the figure below. between 47 and 56 turbines, reduced from up to 200 in the. Sse renewables is actively developing phase 2 of arklow bank wind park which will be located in an area situated six to 13km off the co wicklow coastline, to the east of arklow. The project, which builds on the existing ge owned seven turbines that comprise the operational first phase of the wind park, would comprise between 36 and a maximum of 60 turbines situated on the arklow bank. construction of arklow bank wind park ii would require an investment of up to €2.5 billion and had been targeting first power in 2028. Sse renewables has been developing arklow bank wind park phase 2 since 2018. phase 1 of the wind park at arklow bank, which is owned and operated by ge energy, was constructed in 2003 04. phase 1 is the first and only operational offshore wind farm in ireland and it consists of seven wind turbines with a capacity of 25.2 mw.
The project, which builds on the existing ge owned seven turbines that comprise the operational first phase of the wind park, would comprise between 36 and a maximum of 60 turbines situated on the arklow bank. construction of arklow bank wind park ii would require an investment of up to €2.5 billion and had been targeting first power in 2028. Sse renewables has been developing arklow bank wind park phase 2 since 2018. phase 1 of the wind park at arklow bank, which is owned and operated by ge energy, was constructed in 2003 04. phase 1 is the first and only operational offshore wind farm in ireland and it consists of seven wind turbines with a capacity of 25.2 mw.
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