Irish research at the forefront of floating wind energy

A new SEAI-funded project has put Irish research at the forefront of international efforts to accelerate the development of large-scale floating wind energy (FLOW) farms.

This €800k project is coordinated by MaREI, University College Cork (the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine research and innovation) Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) and Wind Energy Ireland.

The project, named IDEA-IRL: Integrated Design of FLOW Arrays - Ireland will produce a long-term FLOW development roadmap for Ireland, identifying recommendations to maximise its social, economic and environmental benefits.