Renewable Energy ServicesProviding consultancy and product solutions to the international renewable energy industry
The key to our approach is the flexible delivery of a high-quality service which adds value to your project. We work innovatively to offer the best and most cost-effective solutions to meet your requirements.
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Safety - we undertake to carry out everything we do in safe manner and to conduct our business in the best interests of our clients and our own health and safety
Responsibility - we do not delegate responsibility for our actions
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Galetech Energy Services is an Irish multi-disciplinary renewable energy consultancy and products provider to the wind and solar industries. We provide development support, technical advisory, project management & engineering services from project feasibility through to construction and operation.
Established in Cavan in 2001, we have advised on over 2GW of project feasibility and grid studies, prepared and managed planning applications for over 350MW of wind and solar developments, project managed and provided engineering services to over 250MW of construction projects and currently asset manage over 180MW of operational wind farms.We combine the expertise of some of the industry’s leading experts in renewable energy.
The company’s principals have a combined experience of more than 60 years in the Irish & European renewable energy markets and are supported by an in-house team of industry professionals including planners, project development engineers and technical specialists.
Galetech Energy Services is part of the Galetech Energy Development group which has wind and solar farm development interests in Ireland and internationally and Ireland’s leading operations and maintenance services business Optinergy. www.optinergy.eu
• Project Feasibility
• Project Design and Optimisation
• Wind Monitoring Campaign Met Mast supply, installation & Wind Analysis
• Planning Application and Environmental Impact Assessment Preparation
• Preconstruction and Construction Owner’s Engineer Services
• Health and Safety Management
• Project Economic Appraisal
• Due Diligence
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Darren Sherry - Project Development Manager
Darren Sherry is a founding Director of Galetech Energy Ltd – one of Ireland’s leading wind energy development companies. Darren was responsible for the development of the 28.5MW Mountain Lodge Wind Farm in Co. Cavan from inception, through the consenting process to financial close.
Darren also currently has overall responsibility for numerous other Galetech Energy projects including the 20.5MW Carrickallen scheme in Co. Cavan which recently received full planning consent.
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Donogh O’Brien - Construction and Operations ManagerDonogh holds a degree in electrical and electronic engineering from University College Cork. Donogh has spent the last 18 years working in the electricity industry with the last 15 years in the wind industry. Donogh has extensive experience in engineering, project management and asset management of wind energy projects.
He brings experience from ESB International where he held positions in power engineering, wind construction project delivery and strategic consulting.
Over the past 7 years, he has grown the project delivery and asset management team within GES working on a broad range of Irish and international projects.
Paul Carney - Pre construction and Contracts ManagerA qualified mechanical engineer, Paul has spent 17 years working in the energy sector. After graduating from UCD he joined ESB International where he held positions in the power engineering section, investments department and wind development division. He gained extensive experience in developing, planning and executing strategic thermal power plants and wind farms in Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Spain.
In particular over the past five years, he has provided development advisory, project management and contract negotiation services to independent wind farm developers in Ireland, UK and Africa. Paul has strong leadership, interpersonal, commercial, contractual and project management skills coupled with business acumen. Paul has a proven track record of successfully developing, financing and building projects for his own business ventures and third party clients.
Herman Busschots - International Markets Manager
Herman Busschots has substantial experience in the European renewables industry and in particular a long vocation to the renewables industry in Ireland.
Herman began working on Irish wind energy projects in 1993. In his career to date he has developed over 600MW of Wind Energy projects, 55MW of solar projects & over 600MW of projects that have deployed conventional generation technologies.
Previous employment includes Zond UK (part of Zond Inc.) and more recently GE Wind Energy, where he has held a variety of senior positions including Head of Wind Turbine Sales for the UK & Ireland and European Wide Powergen Project Development.
Donal Smith - Grid & Electrical
Donal holds a masters degree in power systems engineering from Helsinki University of Technology.
He brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the GES team having worked as grid connection
s manager on over 500MW of development and construction projects over the past 12 years with
SWS, Bord Gais and Brookfield. Donal is heavily involved in policy development and sits on the
IWEA grid committee and now leads our Grid and Electrical Engineering activities for a range of
clients including small and large wind developments, biomass and solar.
Gavin Daly - Planning & Development
Gavin holds a Degree in Town and Country Planning, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He has
fifteen years’ experience as planning and environmental consultant working on a wide range of
major public and private projects across a variety of sectors.
He formerly worked at a strategic level as special adviser to the Irish government on planning,
energy and climate change policy and legislation.
He has worked with us since 2011 and has advised on successfully bringing a number of major
projects through the planning process. He has a background in academia and also works across
Europe on major planning and environmental research projects for the European Commission
David McCann - Scada & Grid Code Compliance
David holds an electrical/electronic engineering degree from DIT Kevin St. He brings a wealth of
experience to the GES team, having worked with Airtricity and then SSE since 2007 on development
of a centralised monitoring and control system.
More recently, David has designed installed, commissioned and tested grid interface equipment
on windfarms in Ireland, Northern Ireland and England. David has gained extensive experience and
knowledge in the area of grid code compliance testing for TSO and DSO connected wind farms in
Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Mike Simms - Acoustics and Noise
Mike Simms holds a masters in mechanical engineering from university college Dublin and has
been an acoustic consultant with GES since October 2009. He was previously Senior Acoustic
Consultant with AWN Consulting Ltd for over five years and Acoustic Consultant with National
Environmental Sciences for three years.
Selected In-House Experts• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Ireland
50+ Projects1000+MW
France
Site Screening
Kenya
1 Project100MW
4 Projects200MW
Sweden
1 Project Met MassInstallation
Poland
1 Project 40MW
Romania
3 Projects300MW
2 Projects 100MW
UK
10 Projects100MW
Norway
1 Project160MW
Kazakhstan
South Africa
Global Track Record• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Kipeto Wind Farm(100MW) Kenya
GE 1.7MWTurbines
Development and planningadvisory servicesProject preconstruction owner’sengineer
EPC contract signed andprogressing to financial close
Kipeto Energy Ltd
Lisdowney WindFarm (9.2MW)Co. Kilkenny,Ireland
Enercon E82Turbines
Preconstruction & Construction OwnersEngineer
In constructionLisdowney Wind Farm
Planning & Development 20+ +500MW
Construction 10+ +200MW
Asset Management 12 179MW
Project Phase
Project Project Owner
Number
Service
Total Capacity
Project Status
Terra Power, SouthAfrica Portfolio(200MW+)
GE Turbines
Project tendering andproject sale advisory & support services
SoldTerra Power(Initiator & owner)
Esidai Wind Farm(50MW) Kenya
Turbine choice tobe decided
Project Feasibility Services Study completed atthe end of 2016
Frontier InvestmentManagers & CraftskillsWind EnergyInternational
Northern IrelandWind ProjectPortfolio
Various turbinetechnology
Planning & technicalconsultant
Under developmentIsland Renewable Energy Ltd
Project WindPortfolio, Island ofIreland
Various turbinetechnology
Met mast supplier, installerand wind measurementcampaign monitoring
OngoingBrookfield RenewableEnergy Partners
Killala CommunityWind Farm(30MW) Co. Mayo,Ireland
GE 103 Turbines
Planning & preconstruction technical consultant
Development completeKillala Community WindFarm Ltd
Letteragh WindFarm, Co. Clare,Ireland
Enercon E82Turbines
Turbine Owner’s Engineer Preconstruction phase progressing to financial close
Seahound Wind Ltd
Carrickallen WindFarm (20.5MW)Co. Cavan, Ireland
Senvion MM82 &MM92 turbines
Project Management &Owner’s Engineer
Preconstructionprogressing to financial close
Galetech EnergyDevelopments
Coolberrin WindFarm (20.5MW)Co. Monaghan,Ireland
Turbine technologyto be decided
Project Management &Owner’s Engineer
Preconstruction progressing to financial close
Galetech EnergyDevelopments
Project Project Owner Service Project Status
250kW Singleturbine projectsNorthern Ireland
Various turbinetypes (2.5MW)
PlanningProject ManagementOwner’s Engineer
PreconstructionConstruction
Various
DerreenacrinnigWind Farm, Co.Cork, Ireland(5.8MW)
Enercon E44 andE48 Turbines
Turbine Owner’s Engineer Preconstruction stage progressing to financial close
Derreenacrinnig WindFarm
Liffey Energy WindTurbine (3MW)Co. Cavan,Ireland
Enercon E101Turbine
Planning & developmentconsultant
Preconstruction &Construction Owner’sEngineer
Progressing towards financial close
Liffey Meats Ltd
Kiltumper WindFarm, Co. Clare,Ireland (4.6MW)
Enercon E82Turbines
Turbine Owner’s Engineer Preconstruction stage progressing to financial close
Kiltumper Wind Farm
Maas Wind Farm,Co. Donegal,Ireland (8.8MW)
Enercon E48turbines
Turbine Owner’s Engineer Preconstruction stage progressing to financial close
Maas Wind Farm
Astee Solar Farm(5MW) Co. Kerry,Ireland
Planning ServicesSuccessfully managedplanning application to grant of permit
Planning phase completeConfidential (3rd Party Landowner)
Drumman SolarFarm (5MW)Co.Cavan,Ireland
Planning Services Currently in the planning process
Confidential (3rd Party Landowner)
Project Project Owner Service Project Status
Ballycadden WindFarm (24.2MW)Co. Wexford,Ireland
Enercon E82Turbines
Wind Farm Asset Manager OperationalGreystone AssetManagement
Dromada Mor WindFarm (33MW)Co. Kerry, Ireland
Vestas V105Turbines
Wind Farm Asset Manager OperationalImpax AssetManagement
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Cavan Office
Clondargan
Stradone
Co. Cavan
Ireland
Tel: +353 (0) 49 555 5050
Cork Office
Unit 2
Airport East Business Park
Farmers Cross
Kinsale Road
Cork
Tel: +353 (0) 21 242 8895