Discover this online access point for relevant information and data relating to the following marine energy testing sites, surrounding the Irish coastline.

  • Galway Bay

    Ireland’s ¼ scale marine test site is located 1.5km offshore in water depths ranging from 20m – 23m within Galway Bay. The license for the site has been held by the Marine Institute since 2006.

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  • Mayo Coast

    Data is collected from the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) and from Irish Lights WT2 Wave Buoy. AMETS is being developed by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to facilitate testing of full scale wave energy converters in an open ocean environment and is located off Annagh Head, west of Belmullet in County Mayo.

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  • Dublin Bay

    Data in Dublin Bay is collected at Irish Lights Digital Diamond Test Site, an e-navigation and communications proof of concept test bed. The Diamond’s primary stations are at Kish Lighthouse, Baily Lighthouse, Dublin Port and CIL Dun Laoghaire.

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  • Cork Harbour

    The Cork SmartBay buoy is located off Roches point Lighthouse. The buoy is a Mobilis DB800 and is equipped with sensors to support operational monitoring of local weather, wave and environmental conditions and to facilitate a number of research projects in Cork Harbour.

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  • Clare Coast

    Data from the Clare coast is collected using the ESB Westwave Wave Buoy, Irish Lights Ballybunnion MetOcean Buoy and the Kilrush Lough Tide Gauge.

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Galway Bay

Ireland’s ¼ scale marine test site is located 1.5km offshore in water depths ranging from 20m – 23m within Galway Bay. The license for the site has been held by the Marine Institute since 2006.

Find out more

Mayo Coast

Data is collected from the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) and from Irish Lights WT2 Wave Buoy. AMETS is being developed by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to facilitate testing of full scale wave energy converters in an open ocean environment and is located off Annagh Head, west of Belmullet in County Mayo.

Find out more

Dublin Bay

Data in Dublin Bay is collected at Irish Lights Digital Diamond Test Site, an e-navigation and communications proof of concept test bed. The Diamond’s primary stations are at Kish Lighthouse, Baily Lighthouse, Dublin Port and CIL Dun Laoghaire.

Find out more

Cork Harbour

The Cork SmartBay buoy is located off Roches point Lighthouse. The buoy is a Mobilis DB800 and is equipped with sensors to support operational monitoring of local weather, wave and environmental conditions and to facilitate a number of research projects in Cork Harbour.

Find out more

Clare Coast

Data from the Clare coast is collected using the ESB Westwave Wave Buoy, Irish Lights Ballybunnion MetOcean Buoy and the Kilrush Lough Tide Gauge.

Find out more
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