Shannon Foynes Port Company Signs Deal with Norwegian Offshore Wind Group

9th June 2022

Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC) has signed a memorandum with a world industry leader in the renewable wind energy project. The signing with Norwegian Offshore Wind, took place at the Foynes Yacht Club which neighbours the mid-Shannon port located in Co. Limerick. Credit: ShannonFoynes-twitter

Shannon Foynes Port Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Norwegian Offshore Wind to provide a framework for collaboration on future projects.

Norwegian Offshore Wind is a cluster of 350 companies that cover the entire supply chain for offshore wind projects. Norway has been seen as a leader in such projects with 30GW of capacity expected by 2040.

Shannon Foynes is aiming to take advantage of the significant number of offshore wind projects expected to be developed around the Irish coast in the coming decades.

The agreement signed this week includes running shared events, sharing opportunities to do business and joint research projects.

For further reading, the Irish Examiner reports on the port company's signing.

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Shannon Foynes Port Information

Shannon Foynes Port (SFPC) are investing in an unprecedented expansion at its general cargo terminal, Foynes, adding over two-thirds the size of its existing area. In the latest phase of a €64 million investment programme, SFPC is investing over €20 million in enabling works alone to convert 83 acres on the east side of the existing port into a landbank for marine-related industry, port-centric logistics and associated infrastructure. The project, which will be developed on a phased basis over the next five years, will require the biggest infrastructure works programme ever undertaken at the port, with the entire 83 acre landbank having to be raised by 4.4 metres. The programme will also require the provision of new internal roads and multiple bridge access as well as roundabout access.