Green Rebel has announced its first major expansion outside of Cork with plans to create 75 jobs.

The company provides a full range of survey and data services to the offshore renewable energy (ORE) industry and is actively recruiting for 25 highly-skilled positions. It is expected that the company will need an additional 50 people over the next two years to meet demand for its services. This will bring the total number of new jobs to 75.

These new jobs include oceanographers, geophysicists, data scientists, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, survey vessel crew, technicians and project leads.

Minister Simon Coveney said: "The triple benefits of offshore wind are energy security, decarbonisation and economic growth. We need to utilise all of the talents that Ireland has to offer to make the most of this opportunity. Green Rebel has deployed high level engineering and instrumentation to design and manufacture essential technologies for the offshore wind sector. Already we’re seeing the opportunities internationally with Green Rebel’s technologies being used by a number of tier-one ORE developers in this field. In the decades to come we will see tens of thousands of Irish jobs in the offshore wind sector. Green Rebel is beating down a path for other Irish supply chain companies to follow and is building confidence in this sector."

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Kieran Ivers, CEO of Green Rebel stated: "This jobs announcement is a reflection of the progress we’ve made in developing world-class services that will inform offshore wind farm developments in Ireland and abroad. Green Rebel is competing on a global scale. We've built fast to enter new markets in the UK and mainland Europe with our sights firmly focused on offering our services across other global markets. Our experience is that the talent is here and we want to ensure the economic value is created and stays in Ireland."

Green Rebel's MetOcean division in Limerick designs and assembles the floating LiDAR Buoy, proven to provide investment-grade data crucial for offshore wind development. These autonomous buoys, towering as tall as a two-storey house and weighing as much as 11 family cars, use lidar technology to profile wind speeds up to 300m. In addition to wind data, they collect and transmit information on waves, ocean currents, and water quality. The Limerick-based team of data specialists analyses and interprets this comprehensive dataset.

Mark Christal, Manager Food and Sustainability at Enterprise Ireland said: "Enterprise Ireland has been proud to work with the team at Green Rebel as they build a global brand in the vital offshore wind sector. Green Rebel’s innovative technology and talented team are playing a leading role in the development of the green energy sector and we look forward to working with the company as it implements its ambitious growth strategy. Today’s announcement underlines the potential that exists for Irish companies in supplying the sustainable energy sector and it’s an area that Enterprise Ireland is increasingly active in."

Ciaran Sheehan, Green Rebel Head of People and Culture commented: "Green Rebel is very much focused on employee experience and in attracting, retaining and rewarding the best talent. Our focus is investing in and introducing initiatives to support our people. Our innovative 'Energised and Effective Teams' programme is backed by science and is designed to enable managers to maximise the energy within their teams. It looks at areas like rest and diet to maximise each person’s performance whether they're working from home, in the office, offshore on a buoy, or working for several weeks at a time on board our survey vessels."