Emerald
One of Ireland's largest proposed floating wind projects, located off the south coast of Cork near the decommissioned Kinsale gas field.
Status
Proposedlifecycle stage
Ownership
Simply Blue Group — 50% ◆
EDF Renewables — 50% ◆Location
IrelandCeltic Sea
Technology
Capacity
1,300 MW ◆
Turbines
—
Foundation
Floating ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Not established we have not found a document granting or refusing rights over this seabed — a gap in our research, not a finding about the project ∅
Origination
Simply Blue Group ◆
Water depth
26–88 m ≈
Wind speed
10.0 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Other ◇
Grid
—
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · developer
—
Delivery outlook not forecast
We don't put a delivery estimate on this project yet. No authority has granted rights to this site, so there is nothing to date a schedule from. That changes the moment the seabed is awarded, a consent application is filed, or the project is named in an auction.
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
the dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 4 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 5 sources (2 primary) · ◆ 2 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator2
[1]
EDF Renewables Ireland2023-05-31◆ EDF Renewables Ireland and Simply Blue G…
“EDF Renewables Ireland and Simply Blue Group … sign partnership deal on Western Star and Emerald floating offshore wind projects in Ireland … 50:50 joint venture … Emerald: up to 1.3GW, off the south …”
supportsoperatordeveloperTotal capacityFoundation
[2]
Simply Blue Energy (formerly Simply Blue Group)2025
“The Emerald Project is a 1.3 GW floating offshore wind development located off the south coast of Cork, Ireland, in the vicinity of the decommissioned Kinsale gas field. The team are engaged with Gove…”
supportsConsentMechanismDetailCoordinatesOfftake history
Auction pipeline1
[7]
Government of Ireland (gov.ie)2024-05◆ govie-future-framework
Future Framework — plan-led DMAP auctions; South Coast DMAP sites beyond Tonn Nua to be brought to market.
supportsSouth Coast DMAP Area B (Lí Ban)
Trade press2
[5]
[6]
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