Ireland’s Centre for Offshore Wind Energy

Ireland South East is preparing to become Ireland’s Centre for Offshore Wind Energy with a €1 Billion investment upgrading ports, airport and supporting infrastructure.

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Why choose Ireland South East?

Ireland South East has a storied manufacturing and maritime history. Now the region is working together to ensure the offshore wind industry is at the heart of our future economic development. Our existing port infrastructure and our geographical proximity to the south coast wind farms make the region the ideal location to service and manage offshore renewable energy projects from.

Ireland’s Targets

5GW of grid-connected offshore wind by 2030
2GW of non-grid connected
20GW of ORE by 2040
37GW of ORE by 2050

For Offshore Wind queries contact: richard@irelandsoutheast.com

“Ireland has the wind and seas to become an offshore superpower and Ireland South East can be at the centre of it”

David Brennan, Eastgate Engineering

2 Ports, Airport and Motorway Connectivity

Home to companies playing a pivotal role in the global OWE sector

Fastest sea journey times to the South Coast wind farms

40k+ Industrial sector workers

Infrastructure

- Port of Waterford – Demonstrated capability in handling large scale energy components
- Rosslare Europort – Purpose-built ORE quay and berth and 50 acres of development land
- Waterford Airport – Helicopter, O&M and Safety hub
- Great Island Power Station – 450MW landing and competing for a further 2GW

Skills and Innovation

South East Technological University – Growth to 25,000 students at multi-campus
Education and Training Boards – providing quick response upskilling solutions
Walton Institute – Cutting edge ICT research and Ireland’s publicly owned data centre

Existing Enterprise Base

OWE Supply Chain – Active in the world’s biggest wind farms
Engineering the South East – Cluster of companies
Outstanding tradition of manufacturing and maritime activity

Collaborative ecosystem

The South East Wind Energy Partnership – Key stakeholders working together to put offshore wind at the heart of the region’s economic development
Triple Helix collaborations – Public Agencies, Higher Education & Research, and Industry

€1bn

Investment upgrading ports, airport and supporting infrastructure for ORE

250

Acres of available zoned and serviced coastal development land

450MW

OWE Power landing at Great Island Power Station

Ireland South East Offshore Wind Partnership

Bringing together key stakeholders within the economic development ecosystem to ensure that offshore wind is at the heart of our future regional development.

Regional assets and infrastructure

Ireland South East‘s unique infrastructure and coastal geographic location make the region perfectly placed to be at the centre of Ireland’s OWE industry