Sceirde Rocks Windfarm is hosting a public consultation period enabling members of the public to learn more about the project which will contribute significantly to the future development of the area by, Creating job opportunities and driving economic development for local communities in Connemara Strengthening and supporting cultural economic and community infrastructure in the Gaeltacht […]

Sceirde Rocks Windfarm completed geophysical and metocean surveys to help progress to next stage of development. Offshore wind project off the coast of County Galway is scheduled to begin generating renewable electricity by 2030. The Sceirde Rocks Windfarm, a 450 MW offshore wind project off the west coast of Ireland, has successfully completed geophysical and […]

Údarás na Gaeltachta and the Sceirde Rocks Windfarm have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formally collaborate and further strengthen their ongoing working relationship. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the Third Enterprise Ireland Offshore Wind Forum 2023 in Croke Park, Dublin which was opened by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, […]

Fuinneamh Sceirde Teoranta (FST) have confirmed that survey works at sea around the Sceirde Rocks site have commenced this week and will continue for the next few weeks. The surveys will gather necessary environmental information needed for the design and development of the project’s planning application. On Tuesday 10th October over 50 national and local […]

The Sceirde Rocks Windfarm has teamed up with the Galway Hookers Association in a partnership spanning this season’s sailing festivals. Sponsorship of this weekend’s local Féile an tSrutháin sailing festival is the developer’s latest collaboration with the association. The Sceirde Rocks Windfarm is to sponsor the popular Carraroe sailing race across Saturday August 19 and […]

After being selected in Ireland’s first offshore wind auction, the Sceirde Rocks Windfarm has announced plans to provide an estimated €70 million of funding over 20 years to local communities through a new Community Benefit Fund. The Community Benefit Fund, which will be managed by an independent fund administrator, will help fund community-driven initiatives in […]

Sceirde Rocks Windfarm set to be the first offshore windfarm on Ireland’s west coast Project to generate enough power for 350,000 Irish homes and invest €5 million a year in the local community Provisional auction result comes after the project achieved its maritime area consent in December The Sceirde Rocks Windfarm off the west coast […]

The Sceirde Rocks Windfarm, the first commercial-scale offshore wind project on Ireland’s west coast, was today granted Maritime Area Consent by the Irish government. The 450 MW project is among the first wave of proposed offshore windfarms now cleared for the next stage in the consenting process. Tim Coffey, Project Director for the Sceirde Rocks […]

The Sceirde Rocks Windfarm team has been consulting with the local fishing community and, between June and September, completed a geophysical survey of the local marine area to support project design and planning. This survey maps the seabed using equipment such as sonar and echo sounders. Earlier, in June 2022, the Sceirde Rocks Windfarm developer […]