Our Project
Location
Celtic Sea
Distance to shore
Approximately 25km to 50km
Capacity
Potential for 1GW per phase
Energy
Up to 4,900GWh/annum per phase, enough to power up approximately 950,000 homes*
Objective of the Project
Manannan will generate green clean electricity and green hydrogen to support a zero carbon and sustainable future.
STATUS OF THE PROJECT
Current Status
We have identified the Celtic Sea as our proposed preferred site location area. We have completed our desktop feasibility study for the production of green hydrogen using offshore clean wind power in the Celtic Sea. Our feasibility study included desktop environmental constraint analysis of the Celtic Sea area. Offshore wind policy set out by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) has been and is evolving currently in 2023 and is moving to what is known as a plan led system whereby areas of the sea suitable for offshore wind development will be identified by DECC. As this policy is developed and finalised by DECC, our next step, in consultation with stakeholders will be to identify a proposed project boundary for our project and if needed, prepare an application for a licence to complete surveys of that project area. Part of our next steps following on from that will be the preparation of an application for a Maritime Area Consent (MAC) to be submitted to the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA). We will be consulting with the public, local communities and fisheries/seafood industry as part of each application preparation process. Subject to the authorities granting a survey licence, in consultation with fisheries and marine users, we will complete surveys and studies to inform the design of the wind farm and to prepare an environmental impact assessment report to accompany a planning permission application to An Bord Pleanala in due course. Any application documents to MARA and ACP will be made available on our website when published.
"We will be consulting with the public, local communities and fisheries/seafood industries..."
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"The Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) is a new state agency essentially replacing the existing foreshore unit under the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) and has been established under the Maritime Area Planning (MAP) Act 2021"
HOW THE CONSENTING PROCESS WORKS
The Consenting Process
The Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) is a new state agency essentially replacing the existing foreshore unit under the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) and has been established under the Maritime Area Planning (MAP) Act 2021. It has responsibility for considering Maritime Area Consent (MAC) applications and if it deems appropriate, to grant such consents.
MARA is also responsible for enforcement of the new regulatory regime for Ireland’s maritime area. Maritime Area Consents (MAC) are required by developers seeking exclusive rights to develop within a certain maritime area. A MAC is granted by MARA under the MAP Act 2021. If a MAC is awarded to a project, the developer of that project has exclusive rights to develop a project in that area.
The next step after that is for the project to prepare an environmental impact assessment report (EIAR) to accompany a planning application to An Bord Pleanala. ABP will be responsible for considering the planning application and to grant a planning permit for the project if they deem it appropriate to do so.
