The Finnish Authorities has granted survey permits for Ilmatar Offshore’s two new venture areas, Bothnia and Bothnia West, within the Finnish Unique Financial Zone.
Ilmatar Offshore has recognized two new areas appropriate for offshore wind within the Finnish Unique Financial Zone.
The venture areas are referred to as Bothnia and Bothnia West and are situated in the midst of the Bothnian Sea, about 100 kilometres off the west coast of Finland.
”It is a huge space that creates nice potential for creating energy-intensive industries in neighboring areas,” stated Anna Häger, Regional Supervisor at Ilmatar Offshore.
”That is one other step we at Ilmatar are taking to strengthen our place because the main unbiased energy producer within the Nordic area and in addition an indication of our means to develop and take a long-term view in an ever-changing market surroundings.”
Bothnia and Bothnia West are collectively the most important offshore wind growth space in Finland, Ilmatar stated. The exploration license covers an space of virtually 2,200 sq. kilometres.
”Roughly estimated, it may accommodate a wind farm with a capability of over 6 GW. This implies glorious alternatives for fossil-free electrification in Finland and Sweden,” stated Jori Sihvonen, venture supervisor for Ilmatar’s offshore growth in Finland’s EEZ.
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The survey license signifies that seabed surveys, detailed measurements, and analysis of the present state of the venture space can start. Ilmatar has already began work on the environmental affect evaluation in cooperation with Ramboll Finland, and the sensible surveys will start early in 2024.
”If the venture is realized, electrical energy manufacturing might begin within the early 2030s. What we as developer and unbiased power producer want now, to comprehend this and different offshore wind tasks within the EEZ, is authorities steerage on the right way to acquire exclusivity for the precise growth of the areas,” says Jori Sihvonen.
The Bothnia space covers 1,395 sq. kilometres with water depths ranging between 60 metres and 120 metres. Bothnia West covers 803 sq. kilometres with water depths ranging between 35 metres and 120 metres.
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