Western Star
One of Ireland's largest proposed floating wind projects. Part of Simply Blue Group's Irish portfolio alongside Emerald.
Status
Proposedlifecycle stage
Ownership
Simply Blue Group — 50% ◇EIEDF Renewables Ireland — 50% ◇
Location
IrelandNortheast Atlantic
Technology
Capacity
1,350 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
100–89 m ◇
Distance from shore
35 km ◇
Wind speed
10.5 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.
Revenue & offtake route to market — open
No offtake secured — route to market open
None — no offtake secured; project awaiting Irish MAC/DMAP regime and future ORESS round ◇
The routes describe what exists in this market — not a prediction of which the project will take.
Installation how the build is going · from satellite counts and Hafrok’s registers
Installation not started
nothing to count yet: the satellite tracker begins when offshore construction does
Installation · on record
StageProposed
Offshore constructionnot started
Expected start of operationnot stated
Sources & verification
0/13 fields verified · rests on 6 sources · ◆ 3 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.
Operator3
[1]
EDF Power Solutions Ireland (EDF Renewables Ireland)2023-05-31◆ EDF Renewables Ireland and Simply Blue G…
“EDF Renewables Ireland and Simply Blue Group are delighted to announce a 50:50 joint venture to develop two floating offshore wind projects in Ireland. The Western Star project … at least 35km off the…”
supportsdeveloperTotal capacityFoundationMechanismDetail+4 more
[3]
Simply Blue Energy (formerly Simply Blue Group)2022-09-24◆ Shell and Simply Blue Group confirm that…
“Shell and Simply Blue Group confirm that Shell will end its involvement in the Western Star and Emerald offshore wind projects in Ireland. This is a portfolio decision for Shell, for whom offshore win…”
supportsBackgroundStatus note
[4]
Western Star Floating Wind (Simply Blue Group / EDF Renewables)2025
“Western Star Floating Offshore Wind Farm … off the west coast of Clare, Ireland … EDF power solutions Ireland and Simply Blue Group 50:50 partnership … engaged with Government to promote the concept a…”
supportsConsent
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
[2]
Offshore Wind Biz2023-05-31
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacity
[6]