Denmark Greenlights Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm Plan

The Danish Power Company (DEA) has permitted the plan for the Hesselø offshore wind farm, taking into consideration the environmental plan and the suggestions from the session course of.

In keeping with the DEA, the offshore wind farm, which can have a complete capability between 800 MW and 1,200 MW, should encompass wind generators, cables, and energy transformers and is deliberate to be related to the grid at Hovegård Excessive Voltage Station.

The generators are deliberate to be put in in Hesselø Bay approx. 30 km from the coast of North Zealand, approx. 30 km from Anholt, approx. 35 km from Djursland, and approx. 33 km from the Swedish west coast.

DEA has made main space changes because the planning course of began in 2020. The offshore wind farm’s planning space was moved from the initially designated sea space, as surveys confirmed a mushy seabed that may make the wind farm development tough.

The adopted plan is positioned in a extra southerly space, which is taken into account extra appropriate for putting in wind generators, mentioned DEA.

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The subsea cables are deliberate for Gilbjerg Hoved in North Zealand. A brand new high-voltage substation could also be established at Pårup. From there, buried land cables are panned to run to Hovegård Excessive Voltage Station north of Ballerup.

Whereas the DEA is engaged on its planning and environmental evaluation, Energinet can be performing an environmental analysis and getting ready the planning foundation for the onshore infrastructure related to the Hesselø offshore wind farm.

The tender for the offshore wind farm was opened in April 2024 and the bid deadline is 1 April 2025.

The winner of the tender must perform an environmental influence evaluation of the particular offshore wind farm. The ultimate capability of the mission will depend on the winner of the public sale, mentioned DEA.

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