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2 December 2024: Floating wind, a technology for the future

This article was written by Dr Stephen Comerford at the IWDG

A recent argument critical of the development of Phase I bottom-fixed offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea and off Connemara has emerged, suggesting the State should divert its energies into building floating offshore wind (FLOW) far out to sea.

Floating wind

(Photo: Windfloat Atlantic FLOW prototype off Portugal)