The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) will send six further offshore wind farm applications under its so-called “open door” scheme for regulatory hearings.
Several of the projects applied that applied for the scheme are located far from the coast, DEA said.
DEA said there was great interest in the establishment of new coastal offshore wind farms through the so-called open door scheme.
Since 4 April 2022, the Danish Energy Agency has received 47 applications, of which 16 have been rejected due to overlap with state land reservations
The Danish Energy Agency will now send a further six applications for regulatory hearings.
The applications are located at areas 1-3, 7, 11 and 12, cf. map and the Danish Energy Agency’s website.
DEA said it has received a number of applications for very large projects (capacity of over 1GW each), several of which are located far from the coast.
Due to the nature of the projects in terms of size and in several cases the distance to the coast, the Danish Energy Agency has investigated whether the applications are covered by the rules for the open door scheme.
DEA has now assessed that this is the case.
The board will therefore proceed with the substantive processing of the applications, which includes, among other things, hearings with the authorities.
The final decision on whether a feasibility study permit can be granted for a project will depend on a concrete assessment, in which a number of different conditions will be included.
These include considerations for the environment, nature, safety, shipping, fishing or planning considerations in relation to the total expansion of offshore wind turbines, the extent of wind resources as well as considerations for the overall grid planning, etc.
If an application process ends with a preliminary study permit being granted, this does not imply that permission is given to set up offshore wind turbines at the given location, but only that the necessary studies for the project can be carried out, DEA said.