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20 Dec 2017: Damien English, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, announced that the Marine Institute has been awarded a foreshore lease for the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site. A maximum of three marine renewable energy test devices can be deployed at the test site at any time and will only be deployed for a maximum duration of 18 months, with the exception of any floating wind device which may only be deployed for a maximum of 12 months. The lease has been granted on the basis that there is no provision to export power from the test site to the National Grid. The Galway Bay test site will operate for up to 35 years, with devices on site intermittently throughout the year.
Location:
Ireland
Status:
Consent Application Submitted
Capacity:
4C Offshore | Location Map: Lat(53.229) Lon(-9.264)

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Name
SmartBay
Other Names
Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test site
Country
Ireland
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Marine Institute

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SmartBay Ireland

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Marine Institute

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