112 MW Ballinagree wind farm in Ireland secures planning approval
The Ballinagree wind farm, a 50:50 joint venture between FuturEnergy Ireland (a Coillte-ESB partnership) and Danish developer Ørsted, has received planning approval. Located between Millstreet and Macroom in County Cork, the project will feature 16 wind turbines, each 185m tall, with a total capacity of 112MW. Once operational, the wind farm is expected to power 73,000 homes annually and offset 3.5 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions over its lifetime. A community benefit fund of up…