Project Spotlight
Codling wind Park
Codling Wind Park represents one of the largest energy infrastructure investments in Ireland this decade and is set to become one of Ireland’s largest offshore wind farm, being developed in the Irish Sea.
Offshore wind
Offshore wind captures fast wind speeds which produces clean, green energy and the technology provides jobs and investment. We need a mix of onshore and offshore wind to reach net zero.
The UK is one of the world’s largest markets for offshore wind with more than 10 GW of cumulative installed capacity. There’s another 5 GW in construction and planes for another 11 GW.
Offshore wind turbines work in the same way as onshore wind ones do – using large blades, powered by the wind to rotate and drive the generator to produce electricity.
Offshore wind farms benefit from higher and more consistent wind speeds and are usually much larger than an onshore wind farm because there is more space, which means they can produce more energy.
In 2020 offshore wind accounted for 13% of total electricity generation in the UK.*
*https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables
20-25 years
lifespan of a wind turbine
50 GW/hrs
UK Government’s target of offshore wind energy generation by 2030
Where you’ll find our offshore wind farms
EDF Renewables has two operational offshore wind farms in England; Teesside and Blyth.
We are busy building the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in the Firth of Forth in Scotland and we are developing the Codling wind park in Ireland which could provide up to 1 GW of low carbon electricity.
Why offshore wind
Wind power is a low carbon and plentiful source of energy that will never run out. This makes it an important part of the future energy mix – especially as technologies, like battery storage, are developed to make renewable power sources more reliable.
Clean and low-carbon energy source
The wind is renewable, so it’ll never run out
Wind farms can be built and installed more quickly then other types of power station
Nearby local communities can benefit from jobs, infrastructure and community funding
Project Spotlight
Neart na Gaoithe wind farm
The Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm will be located 15.5km off the Fife coast. EDF Renewables UK acquired the project in May 2018 as part of a competitive bidding process.
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