This week Ireland has announced the largest offshore floating wind farm, the DP Energy’s 700 MW Inis Ealga project off the southern coast. DP Energy originally submitted plans in December, and is still awaiting further approvals and surveys, but wants to appoint a partner and start construction by 2026. Several offshore wind farms have been announced since Ireland’s June 2019 Climate Action Plan was announced. Public consultation recently opened on the foreshore license, which pertains to cable routes, the layout of the wind farm, and the cabling landfall sites. More work has to be done on wind strength and environmental concerns, and geotechnical/geophysical considerations. The project will be spread across 54 kilometers of the island’s south coast, from Cork Harbor,…