rsted Pushes Ahead with Large Wind Farm Project Offshore Sweden – Offshore WIND

Leading offshore wind developer rsted has submitted an environmental report for the 1.5 GW Skne Havsvindpark wind farm project offshore Sweden.

The submission of the report was preceded by surveys and a thorough environmental impact assessment (EIA), the developer said.

Skne offshore wind farm is planned in the Baltic Sea, approximately 22 kilometers south of Skne, and can produce enough renewable electricity to cover half of Sknes current electricity needs.

The project area covers 450 square kilometres where the conditions for wind power are very good and the application for grid connection was made many years ago, rsted said.

The prospects for offshore wind power in Sweden are incredibly exciting, and if all goes well, we are ready to invest tens of billions of kronor in Skne Havsvindpark, said Peter Obling, Head of Markets and Commercial for the Continental Europe region at rsted.

There will be an urgent need for renewable electricity in southern Sweden. Skne Havsvindpark, which will be larger than any other marine park in operation today, can be a significant source of clean electricity and can be realized in time to meet the needs of the energy-intensive Swedish industry, the transport sector and society at large.

The completion of the EIA report is an important milestone for rsteds goal of delivering large-scale, offshore wind power to Swedish homes and companies, the company said. The report describes the projects impact on the environment and what efforts rsted will make to deal with it, in line with the companys ambition to create a net positive effect on the biodiversity of all its new renewable energy projects by 2030.

It feels very good to submit the environmental impact statement, on which we have put a lot of work and energy. We are now awaiting the authorities views. We use the time to continue to develop our contacts and cooperation with the community and business community in the vicinity, with potential suppliers and other interested parties. A project of this size is complex and requires long-term commitment, said Beatrice Teurneau, rsted Senior Market Developer for offshore wind power in Sweden.

The Baltic Sea region has the potential for more than 90 GW of offshore wind power, with Sweden accounting for 20 GW of that, rsted said.

Apart from the Skne project, rsted is also developing the Gotland offshore wind farm in Sweden. This project will also have a capacity of up to 1,500 MW. The wind farm is located some ten kilometres southwest of Gotland and covers an area of around 370 square kilometres. This project is undergoing an environmental assessment as well.

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