Vattenfall has officially inaugurated the 604MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm off the coast of Denmark.
The wind farm was inaugurated by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Denmark together with Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Simon Kollerup.
Kriegers Flak is Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm and will increase Danish wind power production by 16%, Vattenfall said.
Vattenfall chief executive Anna Borg said: “With today’s inauguration, we are taking one step closer towards our goal of enabling fossil-free living within one generation.
“Kriegers Flak stands as a strong contribution to the green transition, which is why we are proud that the wind farm is now ready to provide fossil-free power to Danish homes and industry.”
It is located in the Baltic Sea, 15-40km off the coast of Denmark.
Kriegers Flak features 72 Siemens Gamesa 8.4MW turbines, the last of which was installed in June.
The wind farm covers an area of 132km squared and comprises of about 170km of underwater cables.
The project will be serviced out of the Port of Klintholm on the Island of Mon.
Vattenfall head of business area wind Helene Bistrom said: “Kriegers Flak has been a very successful project, which despite being constructed amidst a global pandemic is in operation ahead of schedule.
“It shows the commitment of society, our partners and Vattenfall to a carbon-neutral future.
At the same time, it underlines our strategic ambition to accelerate fossil-free living with the power of renewables.”