Ørsted and Amazon open 16MW Northern Ireland onshore wind farm

Michael Holder
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Credit: Orsted / Amazon

Ballykeel wind farm is first renewable power project in Northern Ireland to be delivered through a corporate power purchase agreement

A new 16MW onshore wind farm in Northern Ireland has become the nation's first to enter into operations under a corporate power purchase agreement (PPA), with the project set to provide renewable electricity...

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