The transportation of the 57-metre-long blades is being undertaken overnight, travelling from the Port of Galway along the national and regional road network to Crossmore Wind Farm, near Lissycasey in County Clare.
A test drive using a full-length trailer was carried out along the route earlier this year to ensure the safe delivery of the blades, the largest turbine components. Some permanent and temporary road upgrade works have been carried out to accommodate the length of the blades and other large deliveries, including the turbine nacelles – the covers which house the generators and gearboxes. In all, that’s a total of 77 components.
The successful delivery of the first components marks a significant milestone in the construction of Crossmore Wind Farm, which remains on track to enter commercial operation in 2025 and will consist of seven wind turbines generating up to 25.2 MW of renewable energy. The wind farm will be capable of producing enough renewable electricity to power around 14,500 homes and offset over 45,000 tonnes of carbon per annum, helping support the Irish government’s climate action goals and supply new renewable electricity to the national grid.
Commenting on the continued progress on the wind farm site, Energia Renewables Head of Construction Patrick Tierney said, “This is a significant milestone in the construction of Crossmore Wind Farm, bringing energisation and the start of renewable electricity generation at the wind farm one step closer.”
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