The Swedish government has identified three offshore wind zones that it believes can deliver up to 30 terawatt-hours of wind power per year.
The areas are in the Gulf of Bothnia, the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, respectively.
Plans published by Stockholm provide guidance on what is the best use of the sea and how different interests can coexist, and contribute to long-term sustainable development, said the government.
The sea plans also point out areas for electricity transmission, energy extraction, defense, culture, nature, recreation, sand extraction, shipping, commercial fishing and general use.
The government has also instructed the Swedish Energy Agency to identify suitable areas to enable an additional 90TWh of electricity production at sea.
Based on the Swedish Energy Agency’s documentation, the Swedish Maritime Administration shall propose changes to the marine plans
“Today we point out areas that enable offshore wind power of 20-30 TWh annually. At the same time, we are taking further steps to enable a total electricity production from the sea that corresponds to 120TWh, ie almost as much electricity as the whole of Sweden uses in one year today,” said Minister of Energy and Digitization Khashayar Farmanbar (pictured).
“We must have a lot of electricity, cheap electricity, fast. This is how we secure the electricity supply, enable the conversion and secure good electricity prices in the long term.”