Norway-headquartered Deep Wind Offshore is submitting a allow utility for the development and operation of an offshore wind farm off the south coast of Sweden.
Positioned within the Gulf of Bothnia, northeast of Gävleborg and Uppsala counties, the Olof Skötkonung wind farm will embrace a most of 70 wind generators.
The deliberate wind farm challenge is estimated to have the ability to produce roughly 7,5 TWh of electrical energy per yr, which corresponds to massive elements of Gävleborg’s and Uppsala county’s electrical energy consumption. The wind farm’s electrical energy manufacturing can even assist massive emitters within the surrounding space to regulate. In whole, the park is estimated to result in lowered carbon emissions by 3,2 million tonnes, overlaying an excessive amount of emissions from trade, waste and energy manufacturing within the space, the developer mentioned.
”Deep Wind Offshore sees nice potential for offshore wind energy in Sweden. The final two years we’ve got been engaged on two space, and submitting the appliance is mostly a milestone for the corporate,” mentioned Knut Vassbotn, CEO of Deep Wind Offshore.
Deep Wind Offshore, a world developer and proprietor of offshore wind farms, works in partnership with bp on the initiatives in South Korea and EDF Renewables on the initiatives in Norway. It has a portfolio of greater than 10 GW – together with 2 GW beneath unique improvement in South Korea.
”We’re transferring at a quick tempo in all markets, on each maturing and growing initiatives. Subsequent yr, we are going to launch a number of new markets. Wherever we’re, we’re dedicated to constructing native trade, with native workers,” mentioned Vassbotn.
”By way of our Nordic operations, we strongly imagine that Norwegian offshore experience and Swedish industrial custom are an ideal mixture for the event of offshore wind energy in Sweden.”
Deep Wind Offshore additionally has companions for each land-based and sea-based hydrogen manufacturing, which might turn out to be an necessary a part of the answer for the challenge.
”The Swedish initiatives are glorious to each produce energy for the grid and to supply hydrogen. Sweden has a number of industries that can use hydrogen sooner or later, and as well as pipelines are deliberate on the seabed for the export of hydrogen to Germany,” mentioned Vassbotn.
The primary homeowners of Deep Wind Offshore are Knutsen Group, Haugaland Kraft, Sunnhordland Kraftlag and Octopus Vitality.
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