IDEA-IRL Podcast

We're setting sail to the North Sea heading towards the Shetland Islands to get insights to the Stoura Project, a large-scale floating windfarm project currently in development by ESB. The project, estimated to be completed by the mid 2030's is expected to produce enough energy to power 350,000 Scottish households. Joining host Kevin Leyne, is Dr. Cian Desmond, ESB Project Director of the Stoura Floating Wind Project in Shetland, Scotland for insights and updates into the project that could change the wind energy landscape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What makes an ideal site for offshore wind and what are the key challenges in developing a supply chain for off shore wind? Well, this weeks guest has all the answers! Joined with Mitra is Eoin Cotter, Head of Business Development at Green Rebel, a Cork based company that provides marine surveys, data and technology services to the offshore wind sector. We her about the supply chain in Ireland and how Ireland is, to quote Eoin: the Saudi Arabia of Ireland when it comes to off shore wind energy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Val Cummins, Chief Impact Officer and Board Director of Simply Blue, gives us her take on the current state of the FLOW sector and what’s required for Ireland to achieve our national ambitions to decarbonise the economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flotation Energy who's founders developed the Kincardine floating offshore wind farm, which is the world’s largest grid connected floating project made up of 8 9.5MW turbines. We hear from Allan Mac Askill, Chief Technical Officer, Flotation Energy and Barrie McMullin who is Flotation Energy’s Project Manager for the Irish projects. Our guests share their experience in the sector, future targets and key challenges to the large-scale roll out of FLOW. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wet storage and its relation to floating off shore wind energy is the talking topic of today. Given Ireland's goal of establishing large-scale floating offshore wind energy projects and the limitations imposed by offshore weather, research on "wet storage" looks into the benefits it offers to accelerate installation times and support floating wind turbine long-term operation and maintenance. Postdoctoral researcher at MaREI, UCC, Ross O'Connell is here to give an insight to the current status of wet storage for floating offshore wind, what constitutes a suitable location for its implementation, and how it's going to be rolled out in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.