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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 1 | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
offshore wind farm
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wind energy project ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2004 ⓘ |
| constructionType | offshore fixed-bottom wind farm ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Ireland’s renewable energy targets ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Airtricity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromShoreKm | approximately 10 ⓘ |
| energySource | wind ⓘ |
| environmentalImpactCategory | renewable low-carbon electricity generation ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Irish national grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridOperator | EirGrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
offshore foundations
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offshore substations (planned for later phases) ⓘ subsea cables ⓘ |
| hasOwnerOrDeveloperAtVariousTimes |
Airtricity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SSE Renewables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 1
NERFINISHED
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Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Irish regulatory authorities ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Irish Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInEEZ | exclusive economic zone of Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffshoreFrom |
Arklow
NERFINISHED
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County Wicklow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnSandbank | Arklow Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestPort | Arklow Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early large-scale offshore wind development in the Irish Sea
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turbineModel | GE 3.6 MW offshore turbine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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