AUTHORs:
Garret Farrelly, Conor Blennerhassett, Nicola Dunleavy, Hilda Wrixon, Ruadhán Kenny
co-author(s):
Owen Collins, Caragh Mc Cool, Kevin Flood, James Woodhouse, Alison O’Brien
Services:
Energy, Natural Resources and Utilities, Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Projects and Infrastructure
DATE:
08/07/2024
Offshore Renewables Update Article PDF | 2.57 MB
The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (“DECC”), coordinated through the Offshore Wind Delivery Taskforce (“OWDT”), recently announced a suite of policy initiatives intended to support Ireland’s ambitious offshore renewable energy targets. These include:
- The Future Framework Policy Statement for Offshore Renewable Energy (“Future Framework”);
- The Draft Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme 2.1 (“ORESS 2.1”) Terms & Conditions; and
- The Draft South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan (“Draft SC-DMAP”).
We have set out an overview of these key policy developments in this update.