Recent Policy Developments in Offshore Renewables

The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (“DECC”), coordinated through the Offshore Wind Delivery Taskforce (“OWDT”), recently announced a suite of policy initiatives intended to support Ireland’s ambitious offshore renewable energy targets. These include:

• The Future Framework Policy Statement for Offshore Renewable Energy (“Future Framework”);
• The Draft Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme 2.1 (“ORESS 2.1”) Terms & Conditions; and
• The Draft South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan (“Draft SC-DMAP”).