Project

GDGeo to undertake an EU-wide study to determine potential funding models to improve Irish port infrastructure to the scale required to achieve the Government target of 7 GW of offshore wind in Irish waters by 2030.

Location:

13 Irish Major Ports

Client:

Wind Energy Ireland

Business Sectors:

Wind Energy

Services (Multidisciplinary):

• Study

Our Role: 

• Port investigations

Project Objectives/ Outcomes:

• GDG to undertake an EU-wide study to determine potential funding models to improve Irish port infrastructure to the scale required to achieve the Government target of 7 GW of offshore wind in Irish waters by 2030.
• The study highlighted that only one port on the island of Ireland (Belfast) out of 13 major ports has the required infrastructure to support offshore wind.
• A key recommendation of the study was for the Irish Government to provide additional support for ports seeking to develop their infrastructure to serve the offshore renewables sector, potentially including state funding

Geoscience Ireland Contact:

Michelle Kelleher, Marketing Manager, Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions +353 87 278 5107 or mkelleher@gdgeo.com

See Wind Energy Report