Company Profile
Tradewinds Energy Ltd is a private Irish company engaged in the business of harnessing wind for conversion to green energy. The company is, therefore, also involved in the sourcing of suitable sites. It engages in the planning and development of these sites and the overall management of projects from initiation to turnkey. The company now enjoys a pioneer type profile because of its success in the difficult planning process in Ireland. Tradewinds Energy engages in appeals to unfavourable decisions and outsources the appropriate expertise in engineering and environmental sciences where necessary. The company has competence in project management and innovation and has now positioned itself in the market place as a bulk supplier of green power to industry.

Achievements
The main activity of the company over the past five years has been engaged in obtaining planning consents and permitting. Tradewinds Energy now has licences to generate as well as licences to build and operate plants. The company has received planning permissions to erect clusters of wind turbines to make Athea one of Ireland’s largest green energy developments. Further success was achieved in attaining AER 5 and 6 contracts to supply power under a PPA (underwritten by the Irish Government). These buildouts are due for completion in 2006.

The company also has obtained a foreshore licence (like planning permission for the seabed) for an offshore wind farm (300mw approx) in the mouth of the Shannon Estuary. It has also applied for licences off Power Head, Ballycotton (100mw approx) and the Glassgorman Banks (circa100mw) in the Irish Sea. These sites are located so as to avail of low water depth levels, proximity with ease of connection to National Grid and proposed EU interconnectors.