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Blue Gem Wind shares wind speed data with Wales’ Marine Energy Test Area
Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group, have shared important wind speed data with Wales’ Marine Energy Test Area (META). The data was collected as part of the development of the Erebus floating wind project, which is planned to...
Blue Gem Wind supports new careers Initiative to SPARC Female Interest in Sustainable Power, Renewables & Construction
Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group is supporting SPARC, a new careers initiative to inspire a diverse future workforce. Pembrokeshire is on the cusp of a transformative energy revolution, poised to reshape not only the local...
Blue Gem Wind completes offshore geotechnical and metocean surveys for 100MW Erebus Test & Demo Project
Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between TotalEnergies, one of the world’s largest energy companies, and Simply Blue Group, has successfully completed its detailed geotechnical campaign for the 100MW Erebus Test & Demonstration Project. The surveys, led by...
Welsh Ministers provide final consent for Wales’ pioneering floating wind project
Welsh Ministers have granted a Section 36 consent with deemed planning permission to Blue Gem Wind to build and operate the Erebus project. The news follows the recent decision by Natural Resources Wales to provide the joint venture between TotalEnergies and Simply...
Erebus, Wales’ pioneering floating wind project secures marine licence
Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between TotalEnergies, one of the world’s largest energy companies, and Simply Blue Group, has secured a marine licence for the 100MW Erebus project. Working with OWC, MarineSpace, ITPEnergised and Burges Salmon, and following a...
Pembrokeshire school names second platform for Erebus floating wind farm
Max Scott, a year three pupil from Pennar Community School in Pembrokeshire has named the second floating wind platform from project Erebus. The school took part in Blue Gem Wind’s STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Maths) focussed education programme. The...
Blue Gem Wind supports Pembrokeshire college with new Pearson BTEC Engineering Course
Blue Gem Wind are supporting Pembrokeshire College with a BTEC Engineering course aimed at providing a pathway to renewables for 14-16 year-olds. The new course, which begins in September, will be delivered in partnership with other local renewable energy companies...
Blue Gem Wind appoints UK based collaboration as Owner’s Engineer for Valorous Celtic Sea Floating Wind Project
Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between TotalEnergies, one of the world’s largest energy companies, and Simply Blue Group, the pioneer of floating wind in the Celtic Sea, has appointed OWC as Owner’s Engineer for the pre-FEED of the proposed Valorous floating...
Blue Gem Wind host Prof Andrew Campbell, Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Board for the Economy in Wales
Blue Gem Wind were delighted to host Prof Andrew Campbell, Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Board for the Economy in Wales, to our Pembroke Dock HQ. We discussed the huge opportunities floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea can bring to Wales and the South West....
Senior Contract Manager
Role Description: Senior Contracts Manager Background Blue Gem Wind (BGW) is responsible for developing two floating offshore wind farms in the Celtic Sea. The first, a 100 MW ‘Test and Demonstration’ project (Erebus) with milestones for FID 2024 and Commercial...
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