Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Flexens and Lhyfe have formed a partnership to deliver an offshore wind and hydrogen hub on Aland, Finland.
CIP, through Copenhagen Energy Islands, Lhyfe and Flexens, have jointly launched the Aland Energy Island project that will integrate large-scale offshore wind generation and hydrogen production.
The ambition is to develop large scale hydrogen production on Aland integrated with gigawatt-scale offshore wind in Aland waters for use both on the islands and in the wider European region.
The exact configuration of the Aland Energy Island project will be developed in close coordination with the local government and other local stakeholders to maximise the benefits for the archipelago.
CIP is a dedicated fund manager within greenfield renewable energy investments that span offshore wind, green hydrogen and energy islands.
Lhyfe brings leading expertise and capabilities in developing, designing and operating onshore and offshore hydrogen facilities in Europe with one operating plant in France and seven plants under construction in Sweden, France and Germany.
Flexens is a regional developer of hydrogen projects and, being from Aland, brings local knowledge on hydrogen and infrastructure development on the islands.
With Flexens as partner, the consortium is “well-positioned to develop a project that considers and integrates with the local needs of Aland”.
“The development of the Aland Energy Island project will provide a value increasing route to market for the regional offshore wind supporting the ambitions of Aland regarding local value and job creation as well as supporting the energy transition and energy independence of the wider region,” said CIP partner Thomas Dalsgaard.
“The strong complementary capabilities represented by the consortium partners enable the Aland Energy Island integrating offshore wind and hydrogen facilities to be structured and developed with the environmental, economic, and social interests of Aland in mind.”