ESB acquire land off Council in Quilty for €1
*The piece of land is outside the housing development at An Cladach. ESB are to acquire a piece of land off Clare County Council in Quilty for the total sum of €1.
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Shannon Foynes Port signs deal with ESB for offshore projects
A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MAU) has been signed by the ESB and Shannon Foynes Port to support the transformation of the Shannon Estuary as a major centre of deployment for floating offshore wind projects in Irish and international waters.
Taoiseach’s intervention sought into potential impasse on East Clare Greenway
*Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (FG). Photograph: Brian Arthur AN INTERVENTION FROM THE Taoiseach into “an ongoing impasse” at a section of an identified route for the Lough Derg Greenway project has been sought.
Open goal for offshore investment off Co Clare despite chill factor for external investors
CLARE is standing in front of an open goal but is kicking the ball towards the corner flag when it comes to securing investment for offshore energy.
Moneypoint’s transfer capabilities still central as investment to grid to hit billions
*Moneypoint. AN APPROXIMATE €3.5bn needs to be spent developing the grid up to 2030 with Moneypoint still viewed as offering excellent transfer capabilities.
ESB plans for Moneypoint site works
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon THE ESB is hoping to secure permission for site investigation works at Moneypoint as part of the early stages of its multi-billion euro Green Atlantic plan.
ESB hope to announce Equinor replacement within a month & start Green Atlantic construction by end of decade
*Planning is envisaged to be obtained by 2026 with construction hoped to commence thereafter. A REPLACEMENT PARTNER FOR EQUINOR to develop a major wind farm off the coast of West Clare is to be announced next month.
Green Atlantic at Moneypoint can generate €3bn and create thousands of jobs for West Clare
Artist’s impression of the new Moneypoint Renewable Energy Hub in Co. Clare. MONEYPOINT HAS THE POTENTIAL to generate €3bn for the Irish economy should its offshore energy plans hit full steam.
Potential hydrogen plant at Shannon Airport to be explored
*Photograph: Joe Buckley SCOPING A POTENTIAL green hydrogen plant in Shannon is to be explored as part of a new project which is among the first of its kind in the country.
ESB to announce replacement for Equinor at Moneypoint in ‘near future’ says Minister Ryan
PHASE ONE of ESB’s plans to turn Moneypoint into a renewable energy hub has received the thumbs up from the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan (GP) who also announced that a replacement for Equnior is to be unveiled in the near future.