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IDEA-IRL Podcast

IDEA-IRL Podcast

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Welcome to the IDEA Ireland project podcast series which looks at the offshore wind farm industry featuring experts on key aspects of the design and operation of a floating offshore wind farm. Through the series, you will get an overview of the industry, the stakeholders involved in developing a floating wind farm, and the opportunities and challenges that floating wind presents.


Gain open access to designs, data and guidelines to help researchers and industry move forward in planning and building large-scale floating wind farms in Irish waters.


The podcast is brought to you by a collection of industry experts, University College Cork (UCC), Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) and Wind Energy Ireland (WEI) are working alongside an International Energy Association (IEA) Wind Energy task 49 to develop Integrated Designs for Floating Offshore Wind Farms (IDEA).


The IDEA-IRL project is funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). See IDEA-IRL website for further details; follow us on linkedin; email IDEA-IRL@ucc.ie; sign up to our IDEA-IRL mailing list


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Episodes
  • Ep.7 - The Stoura Offshore Wind Project

    Ep.7 - The Stoura Offshore Wind Project
    Dec 17 2025
    We're setting sail to the North Sea heading towards the Shetland Islands to get insights to the Stoura Project, a large-scale floating windfarm project currently in development by ESB. The project, estimated to be completed by the mid 2030's is expected to produce enough energy to power 350,000 Scottish households. Joining host Kevin Leyne, is Dr. Cian Desmond, ESB Project Director of the Stoura Floating Wind Project in Shetland, Scotland for insights and updates into the project that could change the wind energy landscape.

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    34 mins
  • Ep.6 - Offshore Site Investigations and Supply Chain

    Ep.6 - Offshore Site Investigations and Supply Chain
    Mar 7 2025

    What makes an ideal site for offshore wind and what are the key challenges in developing a supply chain for off shore wind? Well, this weeks guest has all the answers! Joined with Mitra is Eoin Cotter, Head of Business Development at Green Rebel, a Cork based company that provides marine surveys, data and technology services to the offshore wind sector. We her about the supply chain in Ireland and how Ireland is, to quote Eoin: the Saudi Arabia of Ireland when it comes to off shore wind energy.




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    17 mins
  • Ep.5 - Where There's A Will, There's A Way

    Ep.5 - Where There's A Will, There's A Way
    Aug 22 2024
    Val Cummins, Chief Impact Officer and Board Director of Simply Blue, gives us her take on the current state of the FLOW sector and what’s required for Ireland to achieve our national ambitions to decarbonise the economy.

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    18 mins
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