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Third Wind Farm Off Greystones Proposed
Sea Stack Wind Farm seeking foreshore licence for surveys
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atest press release from Cllr Derek Mitchell, issued on Friday, December 31st 2021…
The Sea Stack Wind Farm is now seeking a foreshore licence for surveys, the third separate proposal for offshore turbines to meet off Greystones.
From Greystones they will take up 113 degrees arc of view, almost the entire sea horizon. The turbines are huge, 300 meters tall. When you’re standing on top of Bray Head, the local landmark, you will be looking up at them as they are 60 meters taller!
We need to get offshore wind energy to save carbon but the visual effect of this forest of turbines needs to be scaled down. Combined visual planning is needed and a gap of at least 15 degrees arc of view should be left between wind farms off Greystones – the worst affected place.
Also benefits must be provided to areas which have to look at them.
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The wind turbines are 10 times higher than the Kish lighthouse and will dominate the sea view. Derek Mitchell is right to try to improve their visual impact before it is too late.
Other countries put wind turbines like this on floating platforms, further out to sea where they are less intrusive and the wind is stronger – would this be a good compromise for these 3 wind farms.