Arklow Bank Wind Park

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Arklow Bank Wind Park is an offshore wind farm located off the coast of County Wicklow, Ireland, and is notable as one of the country’s first major commercial-scale wind energy projects in the Irish Sea.

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instanceOf offshore wind farm
wind energy project
commissioned 2004
constructionType offshore fixed-bottom wind farm
contributesTo Ireland’s renewable energy targets
country Ireland
developer Airtricity
distanceFromShoreKm approximately 10
energySource wind
environmentalImpactCategory renewable low-carbon electricity generation
gridConnection Irish national grid
gridOperator EirGrid
hasInfrastructure offshore foundations
offshore substations (planned for later phases)
subsea cables
hasOwnerOrDeveloperAtVariousTimes Airtricity
SSE Renewables
hasPhase Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 1
Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2
Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 3
jurisdiction Irish regulatory authorities
locatedInBodyOfWater Irish Sea
locatedInEEZ exclusive economic zone of Ireland
locatedInRegion Leinster
locatedOffshoreFrom Arklow
County Wicklow
locatedOnSandbank Arklow Bank
nearestPort Arklow Harbour
notableFor early large-scale offshore wind development in the Irish Sea
first commercial installation of GE 3.6 MW offshore turbines
one of Ireland’s first major commercial-scale offshore wind energy projects
one of the earliest commercial-scale offshore wind farms in Ireland
numberOfTurbines 7
partOf Irish electricity system
plannedExpansion capacity increase through Phase 2 and Phase 3
powerGenerationType offshore wind power
primaryPurpose electricity generation from renewable energy
region east coast of Ireland
sector renewable energy sector
status operational (Phase 1)
technologyType horizontal-axis wind turbines
totalCapacityMW 25.2
turbineCapacityMW 3.6
turbineManufacturer GE Wind Energy
turbineModel GE 3.6 MW offshore turbine

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Irish Sea offshore wind farms hasProject Arklow Bank Wind Park
Arklow Bank Wind Park hasPhase Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 1
linked to: Arklow Bank Wind Park
Arklow Bank Wind Park hasPhase Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2
linked to: Arklow Bank Wind Park
Arklow Bank Wind Park hasPhase Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 3
linked to: Arklow Bank Wind Park