125 results found for 'Simply Blue Group'

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  • New Floating Wind Partnership Targets Greece

    14 June 2023
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Simply Blue Group and Archirodon, an international EPC contractor and RES developer, have established a new partnership branded ArcoBlue to explore floating offshore wind development opportunities in Greece. Simply Blue Group, an early-stage developer of floating offshore wind, currently has a pipeline of 10 GW of projects and is committed to creating new economic opportunities […]

  • Wales’ First Floating Offshore Wind Farm Gets Marine License

    23 February 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Blue Gem Wind, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group, has secured a marine license for the 100 MW Erebus floating offshore wind project in Wales. Working with OWC, MarineSpace, ITPEnergised, and Burges Salmon, and following a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, Blue Gem Wind was granted a marine license for the […]

  • TotalEnergies SBE US Sets Sights On Floating Wind Offshore USA

    13 October 2021
    Business & Finance

    TotalEnergies and the Irish floating wind specialist Simply Blue Group have launched a joint venture, TotalEnergies SBE US, targeting floating offshore wind projects in the United States. TotalEnergies SBE US will combine TotalEnergies’ expertise in large-scale offshore projects with Simply Blue Group’s floating know-how and team of pioneers of the US offshore wind industry, to […]

  • Welsh Government Greenlights Erebus Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    13 March 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Welsh Government has granted consent for the country’s first floating offshore wind farm located 40 kilometres off the coast of Pembrokeshire. Project Erebus will feature seven next-generation 14 MW turbines on floating platforms, providing enough renewable energy to power 93,000 homes. Erebus is part of a first phase of a 4 GW renewable energy […]

  • Fugro Finishes Erebus Geotechnical Campaign Offshore Wales

    6 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Blue Gem Wind, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group, has completed its geotechnical campaign for the 100 MW Erebus Test and Demonstration floating offshore wind project in Wales. The surveys, led by the Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro, included the acquisition of sub-seabed data using borehole, vibrocore, and cone penetration test techniques utilising […]

  • Eni and Simply Blue File Two Floating Wind Project Applications in Italy

    17 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Plenitude, a Benefit Corporation company of the Italian oil and gas major Eni, and Irish floating offshore wind developer Simply Blue Group have entered into an agreement to jointly develop floating wind projects in Italy, with applications for the first two already submitted to the relevant authorities. The two floating offshore wind projects for which […]

  • Valorous Floating Wind Farm Site Hosts USV Seabed-to-Desk Data Collection Demo

    29 June 2022
    R&D, Technology

    HydroSurv and Sonardyne have completed a demonstration project involving HydroSurv’s Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) and Sonardyne’s acoustic communications technology, whose combined capabilities the two companies showcased at the site of the Valorous floating wind project, developed by TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Energy. The project, which was part of an extension to the ‘Robotics for a […]

  • EDF Renewables and Simply Blue Enter Floating Offshore Wind Partnership in Ireland

    31 May 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy

    EDF Renewables Ireland has entered into a partnership with Simply Blue Group to develop the Western Star and Emerald floating offshore wind projects. The 50:50 joint venture partners will now seek to progress the two projects to meet the Irish Government’s targets to have 2 GW of floating wind in development by 2030. According to […]

  • Marine Power Systems to Deploy Its Floating Wind Platform at PLOCAN

    27 April 2023
    Business development, Research & Development, Technology

    Marine Power Systems (MPS) have joined forces with Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (PLOCAN) to deploy their floating offshore wind platform, PelaFlex, at an expected grid-connected test site on the southeast coast of Gran Canaria. PLOCAN will work with MPS regarding a pre-consented and grid-connected site for the testing of their technology and the associated export […]

  • MPS Floating Platform to Feature FibreMax Tendons

    1 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    Welsh company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has joined forces with FibreMax to provide integrated floating foundation and tendon solutions to the growing floating offshore wind sector. The tendon solution will be used in the anchoring and moorings of MPS’ tension leg platform (TLP), called PelaFlex, to deliver the highest system stability and zero tilt, the […]

  • New Floating Wind Project Unveiled in Northern Ireland

    23 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    Irish floating offshore wind developer Simply Blue Group has unveiled a new floating wind project, Nomadic Offshore Wind, off the coast of Northern Ireland, and a related green energy agreement with MJM Renewables. The project is expected to generate electricity with up to 500 MW of capacity that will be used for a renewable energy […]

  • Wood Hired on Scottish Floating Wind Project

    2 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The engineering and consultancy company Wood has been awarded a contract for the Salamander floating wind project in Scotland, developed by a joint venture between Simply Blue Group, Ørsted and Subsea 7. For the 100 MW floating wind farm, proposed to be built 35 kilometres off Peterhead on the East Coast of Scotland, Wood will […]

  • US Moves Closer to Oregon (Floating) Offshore Wind Lease Sale

    16 August 2023
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has identified two draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore southern Oregon with which the federal agency plans to move forward and offer them in a lease sale, expected to take place in the first quarter of 2024. Avangrid, Ocean Winds, BlueFloat Energy, and Mainstream Renewable Power, as […]

  • ERM to Lead EIA for Salamander Floating Project Offshore Scotland

    15 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    A joint venture (JV) between Simply Blue Group, Ørsted, and Subsea7 has selected ERM Group company MarineSpace to lead the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for its Salamander floating offshore wind project in Scotland. As part of the work, engineering consultants NIRAS has been contracted by Salamander to lead the Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA) and Brown […]

  • Offshore Wind Developers Answer Scotland’s Call for Innovation, Oil and Gas Decarbonisation

    13 December 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Industry, R&D, Technology

    Crown Estate Scotland has received a total of 19 applications for its Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process.   This level of interest from industry demonstrates significant support for this exciting new opportunity, the Scottish seabed manager said.   INTOG aims to help decarbonise the North Sea oil and gas […]

  • Metocean Campaign Starts at Floating Wind Farm Site Offshore Scotland

    21 November 2023
    Business development, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group, and Subsea7, has launched floating LiDAR and wave buoys as part of the metocean campaign for the proposed floating offshore wind project off the northeast of Scotland. The survey, conducted by Fugro, will run for twelve months and produce insights that will inform the project’s design, […]

  • Welsh Floater Blazes Path Forward

    22 December 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group, has submitted consent applications for its 100 MW Erebus floating wind project offshore Wales, the UK. According to Blue Gem Wind, these are the first-ever consent applications to be submitted for floating offshore wind in Welsh waters. Blue Gem Wind has applied to […]

  • Swedish Company Moves Forward with Wind Projects Offshore Finland

    30 December 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Finnish Government has given consent regarding research permits to the Swedish developer Eolus Vind for Wellamo and Tuulia offshore wind projects in the Bothnian Sea. The construction of offshore wind farms requires an environmental impact assessment (EIA), during which Eolus investigates the direct and indirect impacts of the projects. EIA will begin in January […]

  • Simply Blue, NORCE, Exceedence Back FASTWIND Project

    27 November 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    Software developer Exceedence, Simply Blue Group, and Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE) have joined forces to support a project called FASTWIND (Financial Analysis using Satellite Technology for Offshore Wind Energy) which aims to use satellite data from European Space Agency’s (ESA) satellite network to conduct resource management and energy yield analysis. Funded by ESA, FASTWIND is […]

  • Application Period Closes for Scottish Offshore Wind Round Targeting Oil & Gas Decarbonisation, Innovation Projects

    21 November 2022
    Authorities

    Crown Estate Scotland has closed the window for applications under its Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round, dedicated to offshore wind projects that will directly reduce emissions from oil and gas production and to small scale innovation projects, including alternative outputs such as hydrogen. A two-week registration window for INTOG opened in […]

  • Wood to Assess Platform Designs for Irish Floating Wind Project

    27 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Consulting and engineering company Wood has been awarded a pre-FEED (front-end engineering design) contract by Simply Blue Energy for a proposed floating offshore wind farm located off the west coast of Ireland. The Western Star Floating Offshore Wind project aims to harness the wind power of the Atlantic Ocean to produce energy for Ireland and […]

  • Irish Floating Wind Developer Setting Up Operations in US

    18 August 2021
    Business & Finance

    Irish floating offshore wind developer Simply Blue Group is looking to develop floating wind projects in the US and has now assembled a leadership team for its operations in the country. With the US recently announcing its offshore wind target of 30 GW by 2030 and experts saying the country has the potential to develop […]

  • Scottish Floating Wind Project Completes 2022 Offshore Survey Campaign

    10 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The geophysical and environmental survey works for the Salamander floating offshore wind project in Scotland have been completed, marking a significant milestone for the 100 MW project that is planned to be progressed through of the Scottish Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. The survey activities commenced on 7 August and were […]

  • Eolus 1.5 GW Finnish Offshore Wind Project Powers Ahead

    7 April 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish developer Eolus Vind has submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Navakka offshore wind project to the ELY centre in southwest Finland. Navakka’s EIA will be made available for public consultation on 11 April while comments will be accepted for over a month until 17 May. The public meetings included in the procedure […]

  • OWC Lands Owner’s Engineer Role in UK

    19 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Blue Gem Wind, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group, has awarded Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) an Owner’s Engineer contract for the pre-FEED of the Valorous floating offshore wind project in the UK. Under the one-and-a-half-year contract, OWC’s scope of work will be to deliver the Owner’s Engineering services for the pre-leasing engineering […]

  • IberBlue Unveils First Floating Wind Project, Plans 990 MW Offshore Andalusia

    21 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    IberBlue Wind, a joint venture recently established by Ireland-based floating wind developer Simply Blue Group and Spanish companies Proes Consultores and FF New Energy Ventures, announced it will develop the first of its floating wind projects in Spain, offshore Andalusia. The wind farm, named Nao Victoria, is planned to be built off the coasts of […]