Developer Landinfra Energy AB is investigating the conditions for the establishment of offshore wind of up to 8GW in the Swedish economic zone and its territorial waters.
The company has selected nine areas along the coast where the conditions for offshore wind will be investigated. The areas are Falkenberg/Halmstad, Baltic Edge, Öland/Hoburg (three subareas), Slite, Oxelösund, Hudiksvall, and Sundsvall.
“I am pleased to announce that Landinfra is investigating the conditions for the establishment of offshore wind in the Swedish economic zone and Swedish territorial waters,” said Landinfra chief executive and co-founder Marcus Landelin.
“The selected areas are fully in line with the company’s strategy and will be a good complement to our portfolio of renewable energy production projects around Sweden.”
All the locations are within the areas the Swedish Energy Agency, together with nine other authorities, have proposed as suitable for wind power.
Swedish outfit Landinfra has chosen the areas based on criteria such as community interests, proximity to grid connection and greater existing or planned electricity consumption, reasonable investment costs, the possibility of a relatively low production cost, and natural values.
All in all, the nine areas are estimated to have a potential for an installed capacity of between 5GW and 8GW.
“Weighing wind power projects against different natural and social interests and producing the studies needed for an environmental impact assessment and permit application is a process that can take years,” added Landelin.
“We are now initiating that process and thereby also the dialogue with the relevant authorities and stakeholders in order to create the best conditions for an expansion of renewable electricity production for Swedish consumers.”