The Dutch firm, Ventolines, has gained a public tender to seek the advice of the crew behind the Estonian-Latvian cross-border offshore wind venture, ELWIND, in executing the subsequent sensible steps in de-risking the offshore areas.
By successful the tender and signing the settlement, Ventolines took the place of technical guide for the 1 GW ELWIND offshore wind venture. The whole quantity of the contract is EUR 300,000, excluding VAT.
In keeping with the settlement, the primary accountability of the Dutch firm might be to assist the ELWIND crew put together the technical and environmental research that type a serious a part of the predevelopment actions Estonia and Latvia are dedicated to, in line with ELWIND.
“For the wants of Elwind, the corporate will present assist within the preparation of procurement documentation for the environmental impression research,” mentioned Jānis Ločmelis, head of the Elwind venture division of the Latvian Funding and Growth Company.
As a part of the environmental impression evaluation (EIA), the impression of the wind venture on nature, animals, and socio-economic impression, together with transport lanes, might be analysed. Technical research can even be carried out.
Analysis is predicted to start out this yr and is deliberate to final till 2026.
In keeping with the Funding and Growth Company of Latvia, particular consideration might be dedicated to figuring out the wind farm’s potential impression on the nationwide protection capabilities and taking the mandatory compensation measures in case the impression is detected.
ELWIND is an Estonian-Latvian cross-border offshore wind venture for which the international locations began discussions in December 2019.
The governments of Latvia and Estonia already chosen the places of their respective components of the Baltic Sea the place their joint venture might be constructed.
In November 2023, the Latvian Cupboard of Ministers decided that the deliberate goal capability of the offshore wind farm on the Latvian aspect of the ELWIND venture might be as much as 1,000 MW.
The tender for the rights to develop the venture is scheduled to be held in 2026. ELWIND is predicted to enter the development part in 2028 and be commissioned by 2030 on the earliest.
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