Farranrory Wind Farm

Providing cranes and skilled wind turbine technicians, Global Wind Projects has concluded installation works at the 43 MW Farranrory Wind Farm in County Tipperary, delivered for our client Nordex on behalf of Ørsted. Our team is now focused on ensuring the mechanical and electrical completion of the project. 

Around thirty members of our team were assigned to the works, and in partnership with our sister company, Global Crane Services, the LG1750 and LTM1230 were deployed to manage the lifts required for the nine N133/4800 turbines. This marks our fourth project with Nordex in Ireland, following Ardderroo, Sheskin and Yellow River Wind Farm, as well as several projects across the UK including Enoch Hill, Harting Rig/Kype Muir Ext. and Cumberhead Wind Farm. These shared projects have supported strong collaboration and teamwork, contributing to safe and successful delivery across all sites. 

James Lappin, Senior Project Manager - Nordex UK & Ireland, commented:  "We ‘Topped Out’ on FARR after just over 3 Months of Deliveries and Installations. This is a great result, but it doesn’t come as a surprise as the teamwork within Nordex and our supply chain was excellent throughout! There were plenty of challenges but the can do attitude and high morale ensured these were easily overcome. Lastly but by no means least the Windfarm build was completed with no First Aids or LTIs, which in itself is a great result!" 

Farranrory marks the first agreement between Ørsted, one of the largest renewable energy companies in the world, and the Nordex Group. After completion and commissioning in 2026, the wind farm is expected to provide clean power to approximately twenty-five thousand homes across Ireland. 

Image credit: Brian Fallon, Nordex Site Manager