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The new project in Co Galway adds to Amazon's existing projects in Esk in Co Cork and Meenbog in Co Donegal

Amazon invests in new Co Galway wind farm

Business • 24 Aug

The Cavan deal brings Greencoat Renewables' portfolio of operational wind assets to an aggregate capacity of 538MW

Greencoat Renewables buys 50% of Cavan-based wind farm

Business • 08 Jul

Greencoat Renewables now has 15 wind farms in its portfolio

Greencoat Renewables ups portfolio to 15 wind farms

Business • 02 Mar

SSE Renewables will continue to manage the wind farm, which is next to a development already owned by Greencoat UK

SSE Renewable sells Tyrone wind farm to Greencoat UK

Business • 20 Feb

SSE Renewable's new Offaly wind farm will be capable of generating enough green energy to power over 50,000 homes a year

SSE Renewables buys wind project in Co Offaly

Business • 18 Dec 19

Once operational, the Neart na Gaoithe wind farm will generate enough electricity to power over 375,000 households each year

ESB takes 50% stake in Scottish offshore wind farm

Business • 28 Nov 19

The development is located around 20km away from Gort, on the Slieve Aughty mountains

Local campaigners welcome judgment on Galway windfarm

Connacht • 13 Nov 19

The wind farm will be based in County Cork and is expected to generate 68,000 megawatt hours of clean energy annually

Amazon to invest in second Irish wind farm

Business • 01 Aug 19

Permission to bring the challenges against the board was granted, on an ex parte basis, by Mr Justice Seamus Noonan

Two challenges brought against Westmeath wind farm plan

Courts • 27 May 19

When built the Meenbog wind farm will produce 91MW of power (Pic: Getty)

Amazon to buy entire output from Donegal wind farm

Business • 08 Apr 19

SSE said its UK and Ireland energy customer accounts stood at 7.45 million as at June, down from 7.77 million a year earlier

UK and Irish heatwaves melt SSE's profits

Business • 19 Jul 18

Greencoat Renewables said that 2017 was a busy year in Ireland's secondary wind market.

Greencoat Renewables proposes first dividend

Business • 01 Mar 18

Lisdowney Wind Farm was commissioned in 2016 and has four turbines

Kilkenny wind farm bought for €22.5m

Leinster • 16 Feb 18

Greencoat Renewables' Killhills windfarm in Co Tipperary

Greencoat Renewables posts loss of €3.9m

Business • 23 Nov 17

The proposed development comprises of 16 turbines, access tracks, an electrical transformer station, control buildings and a substation

Court hears challenge to Tipperary wind farm plan

Ireland • 03 Mar 16

Proposed wind farm comprises of 38 turbines

Major Cork-Kerry wind farm proposed by ESB

News • 23 Sep 15

A 100km-long power line planned by EirGrid was intended to connect with two large wind farms in north Co Mayo

EirGrid considering impact of refusal of wind farm

News • 21 May 15

Permission had been sought to construct what would be the country's biggest wind farm in Co Mayo with 112 turbines

Permission refused for wind farm in Co Mayo

News • 20 May 15

Last December an application to erect ten turbines with a maximum tip height of 170 metres was refused

Permission granted for Co Offaly wind farm

News • 08 Oct 14

Coillte reports higher revenues and profits for last year

Coillte after-tax profits soar higher in 2013

Business • 26 Jun 14

Bord na Móna Chairman John Horgan flies over the site of the new 40MW wind farm development at Bruckana

Major wind farm project launched by Bord na Móna

News • 24 Oct 13

IKEA has two outlets on the island of Ireland

IKEA buys wind farm to power Irish stores

News • 12 Aug 13

Proposal for new wind farm near Glenties in Co Donegal has been turned down

Glenties wind farm proposal turned down

News • 10 Jun 13

Bord Gáis has agreed nearly 100,000 repayment plans with customers

Dividend from Bord Gáis down by nearly €10m

Business • 17 Apr 13

Objections to Donegal wind farm plan being heard

News • 16 Oct 12

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