Data gap analysis

The project focused on a pathway to the deployment of large-scale (1GW) fixed and floating offshore wind farms in the near and medium- term and included: - The development of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), data gap analysis, new data layers and recommendations for data in the study of strategic areas for offshore wind, off Ireland’s east, south and west coasts. [...] The IDEA-IRL project will expand on the key inputs from the Eirwind and OPFLOW initiatives to account for the rapidly developing legislative, consenting and technological landscapes related to FLOW, and focusing on the overall array design. [...] In tandem, it will seek to refine cost estimates based on the figures produced in the EirWind and OPFLOW projects considering updated information in the literature and through discussions within the IEA Task 49 and the wider industry. [...] The EirWind project undertook a study of the initial issues in the development of offshore wind in Ireland, finding that development of the supply-chain is essential, particularly manufacturing and port facilities [32]. [...] WEI and GDG’s recent report explores the current funding challenges and the potential options for the involvement of the Government and State entities such as the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) in developing Irish ports to support the offshore wind sector.