Irish Sea offshore wind farms
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Irish Sea offshore wind farms are a collection of large-scale offshore wind energy projects located in the Irish Sea that generate renewable electricity for the United Kingdom and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irish Sea offshore wind farms canonical | 1 |
| Irish Sea wind energy zone | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
offshore wind farm cluster
ⓘ
renewable energy infrastructure ⓘ |
| benefit |
increase in renewable electricity generation capacity
ⓘ
job creation in coastal regions ⓘ reduction of greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ support for UK decarbonisation targets ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
onshore substations in England
ⓘ
onshore substations in Ireland ⓘ onshore substations in Scotland ⓘ onshore substations in Wales ⓘ |
| countryServed |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| energySource | wind power ⓘ |
| energyType | renewable energy ⓘ |
| gridConnectionTo |
Central Electricity Generating Board
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Britain electricity transmission system
|
| hasProject |
Arklow Bank Wind Park
ⓘ
Barrow Offshore Wind Farm ⓘ Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm ⓘ
surface form:
Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm
Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm ⓘ Codling Wind Park (planned) ⓘ Douglas Complex Offshore Wind Farm ⓘ Dublin Array (planned) ⓘ Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm ⓘ
surface form:
Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm
Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm ⓘ Morecambe Offshore Wind Farm (planned) ⓘ Morgan Offshore Wind Project (planned) ⓘ North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm ⓘ North Rhyl Offshore Wind Farm (planned) ⓘ Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm ⓘ North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm ⓘ
surface form:
Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm
Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm ⓘ Walney Wind Farm ⓘ
surface form:
Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm
Walney Wind Farm ⓘ West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm ⓘ |
| impact |
contributes to security of electricity supply in the UK
ⓘ
supports growth of offshore wind supply chain in the UK ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Irish Sea ⓘ |
| locatedInWaterBody | Irish Sea basin between Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| partOf |
European offshore wind sector
ⓘ
UK offshore wind sector ⓘ |
| powerGenerationType | electricity ⓘ |
| purpose | commercial electricity generation ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction |
Irish Exclusive Economic Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish exclusive economic zone
United Kingdom exclusive economic zone ⓘ |
| sector | offshore wind energy ⓘ |
| technologyUsed |
fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines
ⓘ
offshore substations ⓘ subsea power cables ⓘ |
| typicalDistanceFromShore | several kilometres to tens of kilometres ⓘ |
| typicalWaterDepth | shallow to medium water depths suitable for fixed foundations ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Irish Sea wind energy zone