{"id":316963,"date":"2025-11-27T15:37:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T19:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=316963"},"modified":"2025-12-01T15:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:36:28","slug":"eirgrid-celebrates-key-breakthrough-in-offshore-wind-energy-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/eirgrid-celebrates-key-breakthrough-in-offshore-wind-energy-in-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"EirGrid celebrates key breakthrough in offshore wind energy in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>EirGrid, Ireland&#8217;s electricity system operator, has announced its endorsement of the appointment of <strong>Helvick Head Offshore Wind DAC<\/strong> as the official developer of the new offshore wind farm in the Tonn Nua area of southern Ireland. This award came as a result of the recent <strong>ORESS Tonn Nua<\/strong> auction, administered by EirGrid on behalf of the Department of Climate, Energy and Environment (DCEE). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The selected company is a <strong>partnership between ESB (Electricity Supply Board)<\/strong> and the Danish company <strong>\u00d8rsted<\/strong>, one of the world leaders in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/offshore-wind-energy-principle-operation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">offshore wind energy<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supply capacity for almost one million households<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tonn Nua wind farm will have an installed capacity of <strong>900 megawatts (MW)<\/strong>, which, according to EirGrid, will supply clean energy to nearly one million homes across the country, contributing significantly to the national goal of covering <strong>80% of the electricity supply with renewable sources by 2030<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development area is part of the <strong>South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan (SC-DMAP)<\/strong>, a key initiative of the Irish Government to manage the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/offshore-wind-turbines-renewable-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">marine renewable energy<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategic grid connection: a central role for EirGrid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of this development, <strong>EirGrid will undertake the development of the infrastructure<\/strong> necessary to connect the offshore wind farm to the national power grid. The work includes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Offshore substation platforms in the Tonn Nua area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submarine cables to onshore connection points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Onshore substations in Cork, Waterford and Wexford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subway and overhead interconnections to the existing network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A roadmap to Ireland&#8217;s energy future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The development of the Tonn Nua area is the first within the SC-DMAP, and its implementation will serve as a <strong>model for future expansions in other coastal areas<\/strong>. With this milestone, Ireland strengthens its position as a benchmark for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/european-countries-work-renewable-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">renewable energy generation in Europe<\/a><\/strong>. The project is the first of its kind to be implemented within the SC-DMAP, and will serve as a model for future expansions in other coastal areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For EirGrid, the project represents one of the cornerstones of its vision to modernize the country&#8217;s energy infrastructure and meet medium- and long-term climate commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eirgrid.ie\/news\/eirgrid-completes-first-phase-marine-and-coastal-surveys-offshore-wind-irelands-south-coast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EirGrid<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Helvick Head wind farm will generate 900 MW and will mark a breakthrough in Ireland&#8217;s renewable targets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10019,"featured_media":316790,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13044],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-316963","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-new-energies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/316963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/316963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=316963"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=316963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}