Dublin Array
Located on Kish and Bray Banks, approximately 10 km off Dublin/Wicklow coast. 39-50 turbines with tip heights of 270-310 metres.
Status
Advanced Developmentlifecycle stage
LikelyHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
RIRWE Renewables Ireland — 50% ◆
SLSaorgus Energy Ltd — 50% ◆
Location
IrelandIrish Sea
Technology
Capacity
824 MW ◆
Turbines
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Foundation
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Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
ORESS 1 (Ireland's first offshore auction) · 2023 ·
Water depth
4–32 m ≈
Distance from shore
10 km ◆
Wind speed
9.6 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
CfD · ORESS 1 ◆
Grid
Offered ◆
Connection
Existing Carrickmines substation (Dublin 18), via a proposed … ◆
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · announced
2030 ◆
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
LikelyHafrok's delivery likelihood for Dublin Array
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Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
1 dated milestone on the spine, each with its source · 3 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 13 sources (12 primary) · ◆ 9 documents held
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Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
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EirGrid2023-06-14◆ ORESS 1 Final Auction Results (OR1FAR)
"For projects that are successful in the ORESS 1 Auction, this support applies for approximately 20 years." ... "ORESS1-0310 Kish Offshore Wind Limited and Bray Offshore Wind Limited Dublin Array 824"…
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RWE AG2023-05-11◆ RWE delighted with provisional Contract …
“RWE is developing Dublin Array in partnership with Saorgus Energy, both partners hold a 50 percent share in the project. … The provisional offer is for RWE's Dublin Array Offshore Wind Farm, which wou…”
supportsoperatorowner
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RWE AG2022-12-23◆ RWE welcomes Maritime Area Consent (MAC)…
“RWE, one of the world's leading offshore wind companies, has welcomed the award of a Maritime Area Consent (MAC) to Dublin Array offshore wind farm project by the Minister for the Environment, Climate…”
supportsStatus note
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An Coimisiún Pleanála2025-02-28◆ 321992 | An Coimisiún Pleanála -
“Case Reference: OA06D.321992. Applicant: Bray Offshore Wind Ltd and Kish Offshore Wind Ltd. Date Lodged: 28/02/2025. Decision Due Date: 09/09/2025. Case Type: Marine Development - Application.”
supportsConsentConsent applied
[16]
RWE AG2025-02-26◆ Dublin Array Offshore Wind Farm to submi…
"Once fully constructed, Dublin Array would be capable of generating up to 824 megawatts (MW) of renewable electricity" ... "Subject to obtaining planning permission and a financial investment decisio…
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Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA)2026-09-17◆ MARA applications and determinations reg…
“2022-MAC-003/004 | Bray Offshore Wind Limited and Kish Offshore Wind Limited | Dublin, Wicklow | Permitted Maritime Usage - Offshore Windfarm | received - | Determined | determined 2022-12-23 || MAC20…”
supportsRegister entry
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RWE Renewables Ireland (Dublin Array project)2025-12-16◆ Dublin Array project newsletter, Decembe…
“We reached a major milestone with the submission of our planning application to An Coimisiún Pleanála in February, followed by two public submission periods, which closed on September 24th. ... The ex…”
supportsStatus note
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Dublin Array2025-02-26◆ Dublin array offshore wind farm to submi…
“The Dublin Array wind farm project would be located 10 kilometers off the coast of counties Dublin and Wicklow and have between 39 and 50 wind turbines.”
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Trade press4
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Afloat.ie2026-10-23◆ Offshore Bat Surveys Extend Dublin Array…
Copyrighted source — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
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