Metsähallitus has commissioned Arenso to deliver the technical planning for the environmental impact assessment programme phase of the up to 1400MW Ebba offshore wind project in the Bay of Bothnia.
The design work will cover turbine placement and marine infrastructure to support the EIA process and will begin this autumn.
Sami Piippo, project director at Metsähallitus, said: “The Ebba project is an important step toward cleaner energy production. Arenso’s experience in technical design of offshore wind power brings strong expertise to the project.”
Arenso business director Esa Holttinen added: “Arenso and its predecessor Suomen Hyötytuuli have been developing offshore wind power concepts suitable for the icy conditions of the Baltic Sea for over two decades, and this expertise will now be applied in the planning of the Ebba project.”
The project is located off the coast of Pyhäjoki and Raahe on state-owned waters designated for wind development. Ebba is expected to have a capacity of 1.4GW with electricity production planned for the 2030s.