The windfarm at Clonberne in Co Galway would deploy a new type of turbine technology and be in the upper middle range of those currently in operation in Ireland, according to its investors. The 11 turbines, each to be 180-metre high, would cumulatively generate 79.6 megawatts of electricity. But the developers have fallen out over the opportunity and are now locked in a High Court battle, having first signed an exclusivity agreement in 2023 to explore its viability. GP Joule Ireland Ltd — part of a renewables group said to have developed up to 100 windfarms across Europe in recent…

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