List of offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea explained

This is a complete list of operational, offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea and connected areas such as the Celtic Sea and North Channel.

This information is gathered from multiple Internet sources,^{[1] [2]} and primarily the 4C Offshore's Global Offshore Wind Farm Map and Database and is current up to February 2015. The name of the Wind Farm is the name used by the Energy Company when referring to the Farm and is usually related to a shoal or the name of the nearest town on shore. The Wind Farm part is implied and hence removed for clarity.

The list is sorted by capacity, but it can be sorted in any way by clicking the symbol >< at the top in each column.

	Country	Location	Cap. (MW)	Turbines	Commissioned	Build Cost	Cap. fac.	Depth range (ft)	mi to shore	Owner	Refs.
Gwynt y Môr	United Kingdom	53.45°N -3.5833°W	576	160 Siemens SWP 3.6-107	2015	€2,700 million		40-90	10	RWE npower, Stadtwerke München, Siemens	^[3] ^[4]
West of Duddon Sands	United Kingdom	53.9833°N -3.4667°W	389	108 Siemens SWP 3.6-120	2014	£1,600 million		56-78	9	Ørsted, SSE	^[5] ^[6]
Walney	United Kingdom	54.05°N -3.5167°W	1029	102 Siemens SWP 3.6-107 and 40 MHI Vestas 8.25MW (likely V164 model based variants) with 47 Siemens-Gamesa SWT-7.0-154 turbines.	2010	£1,200 million		60-100	8.5	Ørsted, SSE, OPW	^[7] ^[8]
	United Kingdom	54.75°N -3.7167°W	180	60 × Vestas V90-3.0MW	2010	£396 million		0-40	7	E.ON	^[9] ^[10] ^[11] ^[12]
Ormonde	United Kingdom	54.1°N -3.4°W	150	30 × REpower 5MW	2012	£552 million		55-70	9.5	Vattenfall	^[13] ^[14]
Barrow	United Kingdom	53.9833°N -3.2833°W	90	30 × Vestas V90-3.0MW	2006	£123 million		50-65	4	Ørsted	^[15] ^[16]
	United Kingdom	53.4833°N -3.1833°W	90	25 × Siemens SWP 3.6-107	2007	£90 million	32-35%	0-20	4.3	Ørsted	^[17] ^[18] ^[19] ^[20] ^p95
	United Kingdom	53.3667°N -3.65°W	90	25 × Siemens SWP 3.6-107	2009	£198 million		13-50	5	RWE	^[21] ^[22]
	United Kingdom	53.4333°N -3.4°W	60	30 × Vestas V80-2MW	2003	£80 million	33-36%	16-40	4.3	RWE	^[23] ^[24] ^p43
	Ireland	52.7889°N -5.9489°W	25	7 × GE Wind Energy 3.6MW	2004			6-16	6.2	SSE Airtricity	^[25] ^[26]

Notes and References

1. http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/statistics/OperationalOffshoreFarms2009.pdf Operational offshore wind farms in Europe, end 2009
2. Steve Kopits and Adam Westwood. Offshore Wind: Time for a Market Take-off? Renewable Energy World, 8 October 2009, Table 1.
3. http://www.rwe.com/web/cms/en/1202906/rwe-innogy/sites/wind-offshore/under-construction/gwynt-y-mr/ Gwynt y Môr
4. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/windfarms.aspx?windfarmId=UK09 Gwynt y Môr (UK) offshore wind farm
5. http://www.westofduddonsands.co.uk West of Duddon Sands
6. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/windfarms.aspx?windfarmId=UK33 West of Duddon Sands (UK) offshore wind farm
7. http://www.walneyoffshorewind.co.uk Walney Offshore Windfarm
8. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/windfarms.aspx?windfarmId=UK31 Walney 1
9. https://www.eonenergy.com/About-eon/our-company/generation/our-current-portfolio/wind/offshore/robin-rigg Robin Rigg
10. http://www.power-technology.com/projects/robinriggwind/ Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm, Kent, United Kingdom
11. http://www.bwea.com/ukwed/operational.asp RenewableUK operational wind farm List
12. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/robin-rigg-united-kingdom-uk20.html Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom)
13. http://corporate.vattenfall.co.uk/projects/operational-wind-farms/ormonde-irish-sea/ Ormonde, Irish Sea
14. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/windfarms.aspx?windfarmId=UK17 Ormonde (UK) offshore wind farm
15. http://www.dongenergy.co.uk/uk-business-activities/wind-power/offshore-wind-farms-in-the-uk/barrow-offshore-wind-farm Barrow Offshore Wind Farm
16. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/barrow-gb-uk01.html Barrow Offshore Wind Farm (UK)
17. http://www.burbobank.co.uk Burbo Bank
18. http://www.power-technology.com/projects/burbowind/ Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm, Kent, United Kingdom
19. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/burbo-bank-united-kingdom-uk02.html Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom)
20. Dunford et al. UK Renewable Energy Data, Issue 10 Renewable Energy Foundation, 29 July 2010. Accessed: 30 September 2011.
21. http://www.rwe.com/web/cms/en/310584/rwe-innogy/sites/wind-offshore/in-operation/rhyl-flats/summary/ Rhyl Flats
22. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/rhyl-flats-united-kingdom-uk19.html Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom)
23. http://www.rwe.com/web/cms/en/311612/rwe-innogy/sites/wind-offshore/in-operation/north-hoyle/summary/ North Hoyle
24. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/north-hoyle-united-kingdom-uk16.html North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom)
25. No official website available as of 2015.
26. http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/arklow-bank-ireland-ie01.html Arklow Bank Offshore Wind Farm (Ireland)