IRELAND & SCOTLAND PROJECTS FEATURE FACILITIES Case study:
BELFAST HARBOUR
Established in 1847, Belfast Harbour Commissioners is the port authority in Belfast and operates the principal maritime gateway on the island of Ireland. Covering an area of over 800 hectares it is one of the UK’s largest ports handling a record 22.9 million tonnes of cargo in 2013.
COMMITMENT
The port has demonstrated its commitment to the renewable energy sector by developing the UK’s first purpose-built logistics terminal for the offshore wind industry, leased to DONG Energy and under use for the build out in the East Irish sea of ScottishPower Renewables’ and DONG Energy’s West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm, which began construction in 2013.
The facilities at Belfast Harbour include Ireland’s longest deep-water quay, Stormont Wharf, at over 1km long. It has over 40 ha of strategically located waterfronting development sites available for large-scale manufacturing and logistics activity for the offshore renewables sector. The port’s main shipping channel provides 24x7 access, with a maintained depth of 9.3m providing access to berths of depths up to 11.5m.
HARLAND AND WOLFF One of the largest facilities in the port is operated by the world famous, Harland and Wolff Shipyard. Harland and Wolff’s facilities include extensive dry dock facilities, with over 100,000m2 of storage areas and two permanent heavy lift gantry cranes each with a lifting capability of up to 800 tonnes.
UK’S LEADING RENEWABLE ENERGY HUB
Over recent years Belfast Harbour has capitalised on these facilities to become one of the UK’s leading renewable energy hubs suitable for supporting offshore wind and the wave and tidal energy sector.
Crucially, Belfast Harbour has demonstrated to the renewable energy sector, its expertise and track record of delivering major port infrastructure projects on budget and within required timescales. These attributes make it a sought-after port partner for the marine renewable energy sector.
HIGH PROFILE TIDAL ENERGY SUPPORT
As a result, Belfast Harbour is rapidly establishing itself as the leading hub port in the UK for offshore wind and marine renewable Energy Industries with high profile tidal turbines such as Marine Current Turbines’ 1.2MW SeaGen and Scotrenewables SR250 both being assembled by Harland and Wolff in Belfast Harbour.
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES Future opportunities for Belfast Harbour include providing facilities for large scale marine energy device manufacturing and providing the marine logistics base from which to execute wave and tidal energy projects in Northern Ireland’s territorial waters, Scottish territorial waters and further afield.
Belfast Harbour
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