Simply Blue Group opens Dublin office
Simply Blue Group, a developer
of floating offshore wind, wave energy and low-impact aquaculture, has
expanded its team and opened a new office in Dublin. The new office in
Dublin at 43 Fitzwilliam Square will cater for the recent growth in staffing
levels which has seen the company recruiting professional expertise in
engineering, project management, finance, and communications.
Headquartered in Cork, Ireland, Simply Blue Group has a pipeline of over
9 GW of floating offshore wind projects, primarily in the waters off Ireland
and the British Isles. The recent team expansion highlights an increase
in project activity as momentum builds in the Irish and global renewable
energy sector.
Des Chavasse, who has been appointed as Chief Operations Officer, is a
senior operational leader. He has spent much of his career with Population
Services International (PSI), a Washington DC based social marketing organisation
delivering health solutions in 55 counties.
Others to join Simply Blue Group include Michael Galvin, a chemical engineer
with over 16 years’ experience in the energy industry; Adrian deAndres,
an expert in floating offshore wind renewables who joins Simply Blue from
Xodus; Sara MacKeown, a media professional with experience in marine infrastructure
projects having spent 15 years with the Port of Cork; and Graham Stewart,
an oil and gas engineer who is now applying his skills to the energy transition.
Meanwhile, in October 2021, Simply Blue Group announced its expansion into
the US, with the launch of a new partnership with TotalEnergies called
TotalEnergies SBE US. It aims to deliver gigawatts of power to American
electricity consumers. Amongst the more recent joiners is Peter Cogswell,
Director of Government and External Affairs, West Coast and a former Deputy
Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor on Energy and Telecommunications
for Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski.
Commenting on the appointments, which bring the Simply Blue team to almost
60 people, Sam Roch Perks, Co-Founder & CEO said: “The interest
in the Offshore renewables sector and the potential we can unlock in Ireland
and elsewhere is truly exciting. We are humbled to be able to attract such
passionate people as we grow internationally”.
