Sceirde Rocks Wind Farm Project Abandoned Amid Further Site Investigations

Connemara offshore wind farm will not go ahead, dealing blow to Government’s targets

The Sceirde Rocks wind farm proposed for off the coast of Connemara is not going to go ahead, despite a planning application for the €1.4 billion development being submitted to An Bord Pleanála recently. The proposed development of 30 fixed-bottom turbines off Carna, Co Galway, in a scenic coastal location, raised concerns about their proximity to the coastline, though it was welcomed by other groups as a significant economic investment in the r…

Sceirde Rocks Wind Farm Project Abandoned Amid Further Site Investigations

The Sceirde Rocks wind farm project has officially been abandoned. The project envisaged a ‘landmark’ 450 MW wind-farm to be constructed with 30 turbines over 1,000 ft high in the Atlantic Ocean off the county Clare and county Galway coast. Sceirde Rocks was one of 6 offshore wind projects in the planning pipeline which Ireland […] The post Sceirde Rocks Wind Farm Project Abandoned Amid Further Site Investigations appeared first on Clare FM.