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Emerald
The Emerald floating offshore wind farm has the potential to harness the enormous wind energy of the Celtic Sea to help create a clean, sustainable future for everyone. The project aspires to help Ireland achieve a green energy future with domestically sourced sustainable electricity delivering both environmental and economic benefits to the entire country.
The Emerald project is envisioned to be off the south coast of Cork, in the vicinity of the decommissioned Kinsale gas field. The partners envision the transformation of the maritime landscape from fossil fuel production to a clean renewable energy source. Together, EDF and Simply Blue seek to deliver a scalable floating demonstration project, as a stepping-stone to unlocking Ireland’s floating wind potential. The team are engaged with Government to promote the concept as part of the national marine spatial planning process.
Our Partners
About Simply Blue Energy
Established in 2011, Simply Blue Energy is an ambitious, values-driven Group at the forefront of the global blue economy. Headquartered in Cork, Ireland, the Group combines deep technical expertise, innovation, and strong stakeholder engagement to advance the transition to a cleaner and more sustainable energy future.
Simply Blue Energy OSW Ltd (“SBE OSW”), the offshore wind arm of Simply Blue Energy, is actively developing a major renewable energy portfolio with 8 GW of floating offshore wind and 4 GW of fixed-bottom wind projects across multiple markets.
In November 2025, Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (“KEPCO”) completed a Share Subscription Agreement with Simply Blue Energy OSW Ltd (SBE OSW). This strategic investment marked KEPCO’s first investment involving management participation in an offshore wind developer.
With an experienced and dedicated team operating from offices in Cork, Dublin, Belfast, Newquay, Pembrokeshire, Edinburgh, Bilbao and Nova Scotia, SBE OSW is strategically positioned to deliver large-scale offshore wind projects.
To find out more about us, please visit www.simplyblueenergy.com
About EDF power solutions Ireland
EDF power solutions Ireland, previously known as EDF Renewables Ireland, is part of one of the world’s largest electricity companies and our investment and innovation in renewable energy projects is reducing costs for consumers and bringing significant benefits to communities.
EDF power solutions Ireland’s team has a wealth of experience in bringing complex development projects to fruition, across onshore and offshore wind, solar PV and battery storage technology, and is supported by more than 700 colleagues in the UK.
In 2020 we acquired 50% of Codling Wind Park, a major offshore wind farm which will be located off the coast of Wicklow, and have also entered into a 50:50 partnership to develop the Emerald and Western Star floating offshore wind farms, to be located off the coasts of Cork and Clare, respectively. Together, these three projects could power over two million homes across Ireland.
In 2023 we energised three of Ireland’s first grid-scale solar farms and have announced plans for five onshore wind farms across Ireland. In total we have an Irish onshore development pipeline of almost 1GW.
In the UK, EDF power solutions has an operating portfolio of 36 wind farms and two battery storage units (together totalling more than 1.5GW) and a development pipeline of 14GW across wind, solar and battery storage. EDF power solutions operates in more than 20 countries around the world.