Confidence in the future of offshore wind production in Irish waters has been bolstered by the acquisition of a 200,000 sqm site at the port of Rosslare for a logistics centre to service the sector.
Investment of around €40m by Dutch company Xellz will underpin development of Rosslare Europe Business Park which will employ up to 100 in the construction phase and tens of that number at pre-installation, assembly and mobilisation stages.
Petrus Bouwhuis, CEO of Xellz BV said the park would serve future offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea and Celtic Sea: “EBP’s land gives direct access to the quay for loading and offloading of offshore wind equipment, and we are now ready to talk to interested parties.”