The feasibility study report for RWE’s 1GW Thor offshore wind farm has been approved by the Danish Energy Agency.
The next step is that the developer can now apply for an establishment permit.
With the approval, the Danish Energy Agency assesses that the feasibility study report meets the law’s requirements for content, and that it cannot be rejected, on the present basis, that an offshore wind farm can be set up in the area.
The offshore wind farm off Thorsminde could become the largest so far in Denmark.
Under the agreement, Thor Offshore Wind Farm must be fully established and connected to the grid by the end of 2027.
The Danish Energy Agency’s approval of the feasibility study report does not give the project developer the right to build the offshore wind farm, but the approval gives the client the opportunity to apply for an establishment permit.
The Danish Energy Agency only takes a final decision on whether an establishment permit can be granted for the project, once a public hearing has been carried out on the developer’s application for an establishment permit.
The next step in the process is for the developer to apply for an establishment permit.
This means that the application for an establishment permit, the approved environmental impact report with relevant annexes, a draft of the Danish Energy Agency’s establishment decision, as well as the consultation note from the carried out authority hearing of the environmental impact report are sent for eight weeks of public consultation.
If applicable, the hearing is expected to start in early April.