SNC Lavalin Group’s Atkins has been appointed by Údarás Na Gaeltachta to develop a masterplan for an offshore wind energy hub on the site of the existing Ros a Mhíl harbour centre in County Galway. The hub would service the needs of both floating and fixed wind developments off the west coast of Ireland, potentially providing vital supporting infrastructure to build more renewable energy in the region and accelerate Ireland’s commitments to build at least 30GW of offshore floating wind power off the Atlantic coast by 2050.Atkins’ masterplan will involve planning the port development, carrying out an economic assessment, detailing the engineering and logistical requirements and the development of a high-level energy masterplan which will set out a vision for achieving net zero operations at the port. The masterplan will also consider the surrounding environment, existing infrastructure and local community needs arising from the introduction of this industry to the local area.The hub, which will be developed in tandem with the fishing port and the local leisure marina, will act as a strategic hub to service the region’s flourishing offshore wind industry, with the capacity to serve both floating and fixed wind technologies. It is estimated that the hub will directly create 900 jobs in the local region.
SNC Lavalin Group’s Atkins has been appointed by Údarás Na Gaeltachta to develop a masterplan for an offshore wind energy hub on the site of the existing Ros a Mhíl harbour centre in County Galway. The hub would service the needs of both floating and fixed wind developments off the west coast of Ireland, potentially providing vital supporting infrastructure to build more renewable energy in the region and accelerate Ireland’s commitments to build at least 30GW of offshore floating wind power off the Atlantic coast by 2050.Atkins’ masterplan will involve planning the port development, carrying out an economic assessment, detailing the engineering and logistical requirements and the development of a high-level energy masterplan which will set out a vision for achieving net zero operations at the port. The masterplan will also consider the surrounding environment, existing infrastructure and local community needs arising from the introduction of this industry to the local area.The hub, which will be developed in tandem with the fishing port and the local leisure marina, will act as a strategic hub to service the region’s flourishing offshore wind industry, with the capacity to serve both floating and fixed wind technologies. It is estimated that the hub will directly create 900 jobs in the local region.
