The Danish Energy Agency is seeking views on the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) of the plan for the revised southern location of Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm (OWF).
The public consultation of the revised SEA of the plan runs from the 5 February to 5 April 2024.
Hesselø OWF will have an installed capacity of between 800MW and 1200MW.
The wind farm will be located in Hesselø Bay in the Kattegat approximately 30km from Zealand, 30km from Anholt, 35km from Djursland and 33km from Sweden.
Offshore export cables will run to the landfall at Gilbjerg Hoved in North Zealand and a new high voltage power station will potentially be constructed near Pårup.
From the station, the electricity will be exported through onshore-buried wires towards the existing high voltage power station Hovegaard north of Ballerup.
This station will be extended.
Deadline for full commissioning of the wind farm is by the end of 2029.
After the consultation, the Danish Energy Agency will examine the remarks, and if necessary update the plan accordingly.
Hereafter, the agency will make a SEA Summary Statement and publish the final plan.
In parallel to the SEA, Energinet (Danish TSO) is conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the land-based part of the project.
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency expects mid-2024 to issue the EIA-permit for the land-based part of the project, provided the EIA-process allows the project to be carried out.
The final tender material is expected to be published during the spring of 2024, with an expected final deadline in February 2025.
The EIA of the sea-based part of the project is expected to be carried out in 2025-2027 when the winner of the tender for Hesselø has been found.
The scoping phase is expected to be in 2025 and the second public consultation on the EIA report is expected to be in 2027.
Later in 2027, the Danish Energy Agency expects to issue the construction licence (EIA-permit) for Hesselø OWF, provided that the EIA-process allows the project to be carried out.