The EDF Group has acquired a 50 percent interest in the Codling offshore wind farm project in Ireland from Hazel Shore. Its subsidiary, EDF Renewables, dedicated to wind and solar energy across the globe, will now partner with Fred Olsen Renewables, which already owns 50 percent to develop and build the project.
The Codling project is located south of Dublin, 13 kilometers (8 miles) off the coast of County Wicklow. The project will benefit from favorable conditions for offshore wind off the east coast of Ireland. The initial development work started in 2003. Codling is spread across two sites, one of which, Codling 1, is consented. As an indication, the capacity of the project should be around 1 gigawatt of installed capacity.
This acquisition comes after the Irish government set out the country’s clear commitment to reduce carbon emissions. In fact, in July 2019, it adopted a Climate Action Plan that specifies, among other things, to grow renewables in order to prov
