Burdens Cork Wind Farm Solutions

Over the last few decades wind energy has aroused renewed interest due to it's environmental benefits over fossil fuels (fuels such as coal, oil, gas and peat are fossil fuels which take thousands of years to form and create pollution and climate change) and to the increased security it can deliver to Ireland's fuel supply (about 90% of Ireland's energy currently comes from imports, making us the least self-sufficient country in the industrialised world).On the other hand Ireland has one of the best wind resources in the world.

 

Since the first commercial wind farm in Ireland at Bellacorrick, Co. Mayo in 1992, an increasing number of projects are appearing in all regions of Ireland. As the economics of wind projects became more favourable and attractive many more areas across the country became suitable for wind turbines.

 

By the end of July 2011 there were 110 grid connected wind farms in the Republic of Ireland, the power output of these wind turbines totalling 1,379 MW (1 megawatt = 1 thousand kilowatts) and generating enough green electricity to supply more than 500,000 homes. A number of other projects are under construction and many more have been granted planning permission and/or that all important grid connection offer. The total power output should exceed 1,500 MW by the end of 2011.

 

Boggeragh Windfarm, North Cork

 

Many of these wind farms are situated in the Munster region from which Burdens Cork has supplied all aspects of the Civils and drainage requirements to 21 projects over the last 4 years. Burdens offer the complete package to the contractor including HDPE /PVC duct, chambers , drainage and all other accessories. Additionally Burdens offer a design service from its Geotechnical department in Bristol. Floating roads and Gabion retaining walls are usually the earliest works carried out on new sites. Burdens stock a large quantity of NAUE geogrids and Aztec non-woven textile which covers the needs of most designs. 

 

Carrigcannon Wind farm 

 

Contractors can rely on a “one phone call/one point of contact “service from Burdens’ Cork office to deal with full range of products involved in the construction of a wind farm. Main contractors including Siac, Mid Cork Electrical, Bam, Lagan Construction and Wind farm Civils are among the customers which have used our services in Cork. A number of prominent projects are due to start in 2012 which discussions are currently underway with contactors on the supply of geogrid/duct and drainage.