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Shell has signed an agreement with Irish developer Simply Blue Energy to acquire a 51% share of their Simply Blue Energy Kinsale venture, which was set up to develop the Emerald Project, a floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea, off the south coast of Ireland. The joint venture (JV) will be operated by Simply Blue Energy supported by Shell floating wind experts, with the project office based in the Cork City Docklands rejuvenation area.
This partnership combines the floating wind track-record and local knowledge of Simply Blue Energy with Shell’s offshore experience, floating wind expertise and an ability to develop large complex projects. The Emerald Project is a fantastic example of the energy transition, located in the vicinity of the Kinsale gas fields, currently being decommissioned. This project will use state-of-the-art renewable floating wind-powered generators.
Shell launches Celtic Sea floating wind farm
The farm will have a total capacity of up to 1GW, equivalent to powering 800,000 homes
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Shell has partnered with the marine project developer Simply Blue Energy, to develop a large floating wind farm off the south coast of Ireland.
The project, which is currently in the early stages, aims to unlock the floating wind potential in the Celtic Sea.
The wind farm will be installed up to 60 kilometres from the shore and its first phase will include between 15 and 25 wind turbines.
The plan is to install initially 300MW capacity, which will later scale up to 1GW, enough to power 800,000 homes.