Blue Gem Wind

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 Company and Simply Blue Group a marine licence. First Minister of Wales, Rt Hon Mark Drakeford, said: “We are ambitious for the floating offshore wind sector in Wales – we believe it has the potential to deliver sustainable sources of energy into the future and it is also a once-in-a-generation opportunity to open up new markets for local suppliers and to create thousands of high-quality jobs in Wales. “The Erebus project has the potential to show the world that Wales and the Celtic Sea can deliver renewable energy alongside the sustainable management of our marine resources.“In determining the marine license and the planning consents, the Welsh Government and our partners in Natural Resources Wales have enabled this project to move forward to apply for subsidy support from the UK Government. “I urge the UK Government to do its part through the Contracts for Difference process to drive the industry forward by working with the Erebus team to secure the first floating offshore wind project in Welsh waters, bringing jobs and green energy to our communities.” OWC ITPEnergised MarineSpace Ltd, an ERM Group Company #future #sustainable #offshorewind #renewableenergy #greenenergy #team

Best of luck to Kerry Hayes in the upcoming RenewableUK board elections!

Another fab day getting the future generations inspired about some of the solutions we have to fight climate change including floating wind in the Celtic Sea. Great to highlight the range of exciting careers, watching the future engineers successfully build multiple floating platforms from OffshoreWind4Kids and walk around the platforms with the excellent VR kits from Simply Blue Group. Can't wait to see thier future projects actually get tested at META: Marine Energy Test Area with Marine Energy Wales. https://lnkd.in/e3F4B-BP

Fab to be talking to quite literally 100’s of young people today at the #chooseyourfuture event. Hopefully inspiring some of the future generations to consider a career in offshore wind. Sean Evans David Jones Careers Wales Simply Blue Group Marine Energy Wales

Good to get out in the winter sun :)

It was great for some of the team to get away from the desks last week and do some tree planting with Angle Community Council. The shrubs and trees were chosen to improve biodiversity and we are thankful that the community was super supportive in providing the planting locations, warm drinks, and winter sunshine! Simply Blue Group Sean Evans George Adams David Jones

We are really proud to join industry colleagues on this fantastic alliance aimed at inspiring more females to join the renewables sector. “SPARC presents a truly transformational opportunity for our young female learners to instil curiosity, raise aspiration and promote participation in engaging with SPARC specific qualifications, post-16 pathways, and employment”. Rob Hillier, Pembrokeshire County Council. Simply Blue Group https://lnkd.in/eSDFWFBU

Great to announce we have shared Erebus-related windspeed data with META: Marine Energy Test Area to help the development of Wales' Marine Energy Test Area. Mike Scott “We installed a met mast on the Angle Peninsula in early 2021 to understand wind speed and other weather-related data for the development of our Erebus floating wind project. Working with Marine Energy Wales we are happy to provide data we have collected to support the ongoing development plans at META .” Saul Young, META Operations Manager said: “We are pleased to be collaborating with Blue Gem Wind and to be sharing data in this way. Not only will it help improve our understanding of conditions at the East Pickard Bay site, but it will also help support the development of the sector by providing technology developers and researchers accurate data with which to plan their innovative projects at META. "   Marine Energy Wales Simply Blue Group https://lnkd.in/e5h33TjY

It's Green Careers Week and it has been a busy and fulfilling one with lots of collaboration and hopefully some inspiration! First up was the skills panel at RenewableUK RenewableUK Cymru Future Energy Wales Conference, a great conversation on the challenges and opportunities of maximising Celtic Sea FLOW... Then working with Careers Wales (Yvonne Carroll & Vicky Burston-Yates) Marine Energy Wales / Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum (Tim Brew & Tom Luddington) / DP Energy Group (Ffion Glyn Wright & Charlie Allen) / EDF Renewables UK & Ireland we sponsored a fab workshop for Newport schools to attend the conference and learn more about the amazing careers coming their way... Also news of SPARC being launched, a new industry collaboration aimed at young female learners in secondary schools across Pembrokeshire, and great to work with Floventis Energy, RWE, Ledwood Mechanical Engineering Ltd, Port of Milford Haven and Pembrokeshire College on this! A roundtable hosted by RWE with our local MS's Jane Dodds MS and Sam Kurtz discussing skills for the region... And, finally, working with AWEL AMAN TAWE and their super 'We are Energy Warriors' project this morning. An action-packed #greencareersweek My main learnings are = Teachers are bloody legends.... and sign up to become a STEM Ambassadors STEM Ambassadors Regional Learning and Skills Partnership South West Wales STEM Learning UK Simply Blue Group Blue Gem Wind

It's National Green Careers Week #GCW2023 and a fab time to announce this brand-new collaboration between industry and education to SPARC the imagination of more females to join our sectors. We are excited to be part of it! Our BOM Naomi Bowen had this to say, “I have worked in the energy sector around the Haven for 15 years but never had the type of guidance and support in school that made me think I could have a career in energy. With SPARC, this is about to change for the future generations of Pembrokeshire.” Simply Blue Group STEM Learning UK STEM Ambassadors Pembrokeshire College