Rosslare Europort management is working to establish the port, its hinterland and the south-east region at the heart of sustainable energy generation in Ireland, as Ireland’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, with the potential to create up to 2,000 jobs. 

The ORE hub plan represents an investment estimated at €200 million, and will be aligned with existing developments such as: 

• Rosslare Europort Masterplan: These works will include new freight and passenger facilities, storage, export and import facilities and berth extension. Digitalisation of systems and operations is also underway which will deliver a better, more effective and more efficient Port.  
• Office of Public Works Project T7, to develop a permanent Border Control Post within the port, to provide the facilities and systems for all aspects of Border Control.  

New TII N25 Rosslare Europort Access Road will ensure a better experience for port users and enhance quality of life for those living and working in the area by taking trucks out of the village. 

In total, these developments and the ORE Hub plan will see a total of €350 million invested in the port and its environs.

Why Rosslare Europort?

Ireland represents one of the best ORE resources in Europe, with a sea area of 490,000 sq. kms.  Rosslare Europort is ideally positioned to serve the many Offshore Wind (OSW) developments planned in the Irish and Celtic seas. The national Climate Action Plan targets five gigawatts from ORE by the end of 2030, and Rosslare has unmatchable advantages to support this, and act as a new sustainable hub for the South East. These include:

• The port is uniquely located within 60 nautical miles of most of the planned developments in the Irish and Celtic seas. 
• Access can be developed to provide the key infrastructure requirements to serve the different stages of the OSW projects, to include marshalling, assembly, staging and load out of key components, ongoing operations, maintenance and crew transfers. 
• The support of national and local government, industry and tourism, including the notable support of Port of Waterford. 

Rosslare Europort Infrastructure 

To ensure Rosslare Europort can deliver its vision, the significant works required would include: 

In Association with

• ORE purpose-built quay and berth 
• ORE quayside storage and pre-construction / up to 50 acres in area  
• Navigable channel dredged down to a minimum of 9 metres depth  

Management Control Centre & management offices and facilities. 

ORE Hub plan progress

Rosslare Europort is already working to be Ireland’s ORE hub: 

• Expert ORE consultants have been appointed to bring the project to planning. 
• Financial consultants appointed to develop the detailed business case and funding options. 
• Application submitted to the EU Connecting Europe Facility for 50% co-funding for the studies and designs for planning, supported by Government, local authorities of the Southeast, Business Chambers, IBEC, Waterford Port and the Offshore Industry. 
• Discussions have also taken place regarding a potential start up facility that could be available from late 2023 at Fisherman’s Quay in the port on a limited basis, offering some port capacity while the transition to the main facility is completed. 

Glenn Carr, General Manager, Rosslare Europort, commented: “We have engaged extensively at European, national and regional level to understand the needs of the ORE industry. It is clear that Rosslare Europort is uniquely placed to support the development of the industry, and that this can be transformative for the South-East region. Sustainable energy through offshore renewables can be to the South-East what Dublin’s silicon docks are to the tech sector. We are ready to deliver this as a region for the nation.”