Scotland-headquartered developer Flotation Energy and Spanish partner Cobra are planning to build some 2.5GW of offshore wind off Ireland via their Offshore Wind Ltd (OWL) joint venture, aiming to build on the tie-up’s regional success in the UK round 4 auction where it was one of four winning bidders.
Construction of the Irish projects – the 1.5GW Blackwater floating array off the south-east of the country in the Celtic Sea, and the 1GW bottom-fixed Greystones in the Irish Sea – hinges on the company securing consent for the sites once Dublin finalises an energy transition legislative framework that is currently in the final stages of development.
