Offshore Collaboration

British offshore renewables delegation visit Cork to explore opportunities in the region.

Ireland and the UK have always had intrinsic trading and business links through years of shared history and culture.

With our economies and geography so intertwined it is inevitable that opportunities continue to arise for close collaboration and partnership. This can be demonstrated in the renewables sector, specifically offshore wind. The geostrategic advantages of Cork Harbour, the second largest natural harbour in the world, ideally positions it as a location for floating and bottom-fixed offshore wind projects.

We were delighted to collaborate with our colleagues from Department of International Trade (DIT) and the Welsh Government in Ireland, who are based in the British Embassy in Ireland, to host a welcome event for an offshore wind supply chain delegation to visiting Cork. The event allowed stakeholders from the sector in Cork meet the UK businesses and the offices from the embassy.

The core reason for the delegation’s visit was a ‘pitching’ session with Cork Chamber member DP Energy. This pitching session was designed to showcase what the UK supply chain has to offer for upcoming Irish offshore developments. The visiting delegation also visited the MaREI centre and received a presentation from Wind Energy Ireland.

Cork Chamber is excited and ambitious about our future relationship with our friends across the Irish Sea. We look forward to enhancing our connections in the new post-protocol environment we are now operating in.