The Finnish Ministry of Labor and Economic Affairs has granted Suomen Hyötytuuli €30m to support a 30MW deep water demonstration project.
Suomen Hyötytuuli’s demonstration project will see two 15MW turbines constructed in front of the Tahkoluoto site (pictured), Finland’s first offshore wind farm and the world’s first in freezing conditions.
The machines will be placed in deeper water than the 4MW offshore models previously built in Finnish sea areas.
The goal of the project is to demonstrate a foundation concept suitable for deeper water and underwater construction methods suitable for Finnish conditions.
The Tahkoluoto area is a natural choice for the demonstration project, the Ministry said, as there is a huge amount of information about the region.
The development can utilise these studies and the partial master plan of the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm expansion, it added.
The demonstration project will be located in the planning area, and the site will be implemented from 2023 to 2026, before the construction of the extension of the Tahkoluoto wind farm.
Tahkoluoto’s expansion comprises a total of 40 turbines over 15MW, and the project’s estimated completion date is 2027.