GE turbines picked for Microsoft-backed Irish wind project of 49 MW

Irish renewables developer and operator Energia Renewables has placed an order with GE Renewable Energy for the supply of turbines to equip its 49-MW Drumlins Park wind project in Ireland.

The turbine supply deal comes with a 25-year full-service contract for the hardware, Energia Renewables said on Tuesday.

Specifically, eight pieces of GE’s 6.1 MW turbines will be powering the Drumlins Park wind farm near Newbliss in the County Monaghan, Ulster province. The machines are expected to generate enough electricity to cover the consumption of around 34,000 local homes annually. According to the project developer, Drumlinks Park will be the first one in Ireland to be powered by GE 6-MW-class machines.

The Irish firm is developing the project under a corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) with Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) signed last year as part of a series of deals backing the US software giant’s data centre operations in Ireland.

Energia Renewables expects to finalise construction works and have the wind farm ready for commissioning in the autumn. The project was permitted in the summer of 2020 and building works were initiated in March 2022.

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