Blue Gem Wind Installs Met Mast Near Celtic Sea

Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between Total, one of the world’s largest energy companies, and Simply Blue Energy, a Celtic Sea sustainable blue economy developer has received planning consent to install a temporary met mast on the Angle Peninsula.

The met mast, due to be deployed in early March, will be sighted on the old airfield, 0.5 km inland of East Pickard Bay, for a duration of 15 months. David Jones, Stakeholder Manager, said, “The met mast will provide wind speed and other weather-related data so we can better understand the wind resource of the Celtic Sea. This important data will enable us to optimise the design of potential offshore floating wind projects in the region. Once the data has been collected the mast will be removed.” The... ... More: Official Press Release Blue Gem Wind

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