Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group, has secured a marine licence for the 100MW Erebus project.
Working with OWC, MarineSpace, ITPEnergised and Burges Salmon, and following an Environmental Impact Assessment process, Blue Gem Wind was granted a marine licence for the Erebus project on February 17th 2023. Erebus, Wales’ first planned floating wind farm, is located approximately 40km off the Pembrokeshire coastline and will house seven 14MW turbines on WindFloat floating platforms. Erebus, named after the famous ship built in 1826 in Pembroke Dock is due to be commissioned in 2026.