Three new wind farms planned for Ireland

Irish energy storage group Gaelectric is partnering with the Chinese wind turbine manufacturer XEMC Group to co-develop three new wind farms in Ireland, valued at €18m. The two companies have also signed a Letter of Intent to co-develop Gaelectric’s remaining wind energy projects in Ireland and the US.The deal with Gaelectric signals XEMC's first commercial deployment of its wind turbines in Europe.

IDA Ireland has called the XEMC and Gaelectric partnership a significant development to help progress Chinese and Irish business co-operation.

XEMC's XV90 turbines will be installed at three Gaelectric onshore sites: Roosky in Co Roscommon; Leabeg in Co Offaly; and Crowinstown in Westmeath. The combined wind power output of the three wind farms, once built, will be 13.6MW.

The initial co-development project is valued at €18m.

Speaking this morning at a contract signing ceremony with Gaelectric at its headquarters in Dublin, XEMC group chairman Zhou Jianxiong said the "shared focus on innovation in renewable energy technologies" at both companies would make them ideal partners in co-developing Gaelectric's portfolio of renewable power projects in Ireland and the US.

Story adapted from SiliconRepublic.com  by Carmel Doyle

Photo: Zhou Jianxiong, XEMC Group chairman, and Brendan McGrath, CEO, Gaelectric, at this morning's announcement in Dublin that the two companies are to partner to develop three new wind farms in Ireland, as well as completing Gaelectric's wind-farm portfolio in the US. Gaelectric and XEMC are also in talks about offshore wind technologies