Shell pulls out of Irish offshore wind projects with Simply Blue

They had formed a partnership to develop major wind farms off the Cork and Clare coasts

Gordon Shearer, Commercial Manager Offshore Wind, Shell, Val Cummins, Managing Director & Director, Simply Blue Group, and Hugh Kelly, Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Director, Simply Blue Group, pictured last November at Loop Head lighthouse on the West Coast of Ireland for the announcement of Simply Blue Group's JV Partnership with Shell on the Western Star floating wind project. Pic Diane Cusack

Cork offshore wind energy developer the Simply Blue Group said it is progressing plans towards a new partnership for major wind farms off the Cork and Clare coasts following the announcement by Shell that it was leaving the projects.

Last year, the oil giant entered an agreement with Simply Blue for a 51% share in its Emerald and Western Star offshore wind projects, which aim to develop up to 2.35gw of wind energy. The agreement was to see both companies co-develop the projects.