| Arklow Bank Wind Park | |
|---|---|
 GE turbines being assembled at Rosslare as part of phase 1 construction in 2003 | |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Location | Arklow Bank, Irish Sea |
| Coordinates | 52°47′20″N 5°56′56″W / 52.789°N 5.949°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | August 2003[1] |
| Commission date | June 2004 |
| Owner | GE Renewable Energy |
| Operator | GE Renewable Energy |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Offshore |
| Distance from shore | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Hub height | 73.5 m (241 ft) |
| Rotor diameter | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 7 |
| Make and model | GE Wind Energy: GE 3.6s Offshore[2] |
| Nameplate capacity | 25 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | ireland |
Arklow Bank Wind Park is a 25 megawatt offshore wind farm generating electrical power for the Wicklow region in Ireland. It is the first offshore wind farm in Ireland, and the world's first erection of wind turbines rated over 3 MW. It is located on the Arklow Bank, a shallow water sandbank in the Irish Sea, around 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) off the coast of Arklow with an area of 27 by 2.5 kilometres (16.8 by 1.6 mi).[3]
The project is being co-developed by Airtricity and GE Wind Energy. The Arklow Bank Wind Farm capacity remained 25MW as of October 2018.[4] In October 2022, lightning struck and burned a turbine.[5]
- ^ Renewable Energy World (25 August 2003). "GE Wind's 3.6 MW Turbine Heads Offshore". Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ General Electric (2003). "Arklow Bank Wind Park" (PDF). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Ireland's Offshore Wind Power" (PDF). ceoe.udel.edu. University of Delaware. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2012.
- ^ "Doing Business In Arklow". Arklow & District Chamber. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018.
- ^ Lee, Andrew (19 October 2022). "Blaze engulfs GE turbine at Ireland's only offshore wind farm | Recharge". Recharge | Latest renewable energy news.