ESB and Ørsted have signed an agreement to jointly develop a portfolio of up to 5 GW of offshore wind and complementary green hydrogen projects in Ireland, with the first of these offshore wind projects expected to compete in the next Irish auction, ORESS 2.1. The agreement also marks Ørsted's entry into the Irish offshore wind market.
ESB has applied for a foreshore licence for site investigation works in an area offshore Ireland where it plans to build a wind farm with an installed capacity of between 700 MW and 800 MW.