SSE Renewables announced that Arklow Harbour in Co Wicklow has been chosen as the location for a new operations and maintenance base for phase two of its planned 520MW Arklow Bank Wind Park project.
The renewable energy firm’s new base at Arklow Harbour’s south dock will act as a hub for the offshore windfarm. The company will recruit 80 full-time workers in the next few years to operate and maintain the facility.
According to Barry Kilcline, director of development at SSE Renewables, the new base will play a vital role in the day-to-day running of the planned offshore windfarm.
“Around 80 full-time employees will be recruited in the coming years to work out of the base to operate and maintain the wind farm, ensuring we safely and reliably generate renewable energy to power half a million homes daily and meet Ireland’s carbon reduction targets,” he added.