Shannon Foynes Port sets sights on becoming offshore wind hub

Bechtel’s review of the Shannon Foynes Port Company’s Vision 2041 masterplan confirms Shannon Estuary’s potential for the development of offshore wind industry. The review notes that the deep waters of the Shannon Estuary would not only facilitate the deployment of floating offshore wind at scale from Europe’s best wind regime on Ireland’s west coast but help decongest the Irish supply chain through the provision of road and rail linked container services.