Hydropower developer Statkraft has acquired offshore wind energy developer Njordr Offshore Wind AB as part of its effort to broaden its presence within the renewable power sector.
Njordr Offshore Wind, a three way partnership between Njordr and Vindkraft Värmland, has developed a portfolio of early-stage offshore wind energy tasks.
“The Nordic international locations, to a big extent, kind a standard power market,” explains David Flood, senior vp of offshore wind at Statkraft. “With an estimated want for a doubling of the electrical energy provide by 2045, Sweden is of specific curiosity for us. It suits properly with our strategic ambition to develop inside offshore wind.”
The Njordr Offshore Wind portfolio contains 9 tasks situated within the Swedish a part of the Western Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Bothnian Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia. The overall potential capability of the tasks is roughly 21 GW, with an anticipated annual manufacturing of over 80 TWh per 12 months.
