Renewable power developer Eolus has signed a letter of intent to collaborate with Volvo Automobiles on the Västvind offshore wind energy undertaking, off the coast of Gothenburg, Sweden.
The partnership entails the Västvind wind energy undertaking supplying vital quantities of electrical energy to Volvo Automobiles’ operations at Hisingen in Gothenburg, together with the brand new battery manufacturing unit being constructed along with Northvolt, via the collectively owned firm Novo Vitality.
“Volvo Automobiles has a objective to solely promote totally electrical automobiles by 2030. We’re working exhausting to cut back the carbon footprint of your entire lifecycle of the automotive, together with the electrical energy used to fabricate the automobiles and their batteries,” explains Johan Lannering, head of strategic collaborations at Volvo Automobiles.
At present, there’s a vital scarcity of electrical energy manufacturing in Västra Götaland, and the demand for electrical energy is predicted to nearly double by 2030.
“By committing to electrical energy from offshore wind energy exterior Hisingen, we wish to safe our entry to regionally produced, renewable electrical energy at an inexpensive value,” he notes.
The deliberate capability of the Västvind wind energy undertaking is 1 GW. Building is deliberate to start out in 2027, and completion is anticipated in 2029.
