Energia Renewables and Norwegian offshore wind company Vårgrønn have announced a partnership to advance offshore wind projects in Ireland.
The partnership will initially focus on Ireland's south and east coasts.
Energia Renewables have already completed development work over the last four years at a North Celtic Sea site and a South Irish Sea site.
"Across the sites, seabed surveys have been completed, almost three years of aerial data on birds and mammals has been collected, and detailed preparations for the environmental impact assessments have commenced," the company said in a statement.
"Engagement programmes with local fisheries and communities are also in place. The preparatory work positions both these projects to be capable of being operational by 2030, subject to government policy," it added.
Ian Thom, Energia Group CEO, said today's announcement underpins the group's commitment to climate action.
"We look forward to working closely with Vårgrønn and to combining our experience of developing renewable energy projects in Ireland with Vårgrønn's extensive offshore wind expertise and supply chain relationships," he said.
Olav Hetland, Vårgrønn CEO, said they are pleased to join forces with Energia Renewables.
"We look forward to bringing Vårgrønn’s concentrated offshore wind expertise into the partnership and progressing projects together, building on the extensive development work already completed by Energia," he said.
"Having strong local expertise is critical to successfully delivering projects that provide affordable power at scale and speed while contributing to local jobs creation."
