OX2 and Ingka Investments have applied for a permit to construct a 3100MW offshore wind farm off the coast of Blekinge, in the south of Sweden.
The partners have applied for the permit, under the act of Sweden’s Exclusive Economic Zone, for the Neptunus offshore energy hub.
The Neptunus proposal comprises 207 wind turbines with maximum heights of 420 metres, to be built 50 km from the coast.
The application encompasses a total installed capacity of 3.1GW and its output will meet the current total electricity consumption of the Blekinge and Skane region.
OX2 has previously applied for a Natura 2000 permit for the energy hub.
If permits are obtained, construction can start in 2030.
Besides offshore wind power, OX2 and Ingka Investments have also applied for offshore hydrogen production of maximum 370,000 tonnes annually, as well as a pilot project to oxygenate the Baltic Sea.
By producing renewable energy and hydrogen, Sweden will be able to secure energy for sectors that can’t be electrified.
The oxygen from the hydrogen production can also be used to oxygenate the bottom water in the Baltic Sea and improve biodiversity, says Emelie Zakrisson, head of offshore wind development in Sweden, OX2.
The project is in an early development phase and 1900MW is included in OX2’s project development portfolio, which by the end of the third quarter 2023 amounted to 34GW.
OX2 and Ingka Investments are developing six offshore wind farms in Sweden.
They are Galene on the west coast, Triton and Neptunus in the south of Sweden, Aurora between the islands of Oland and Gotland and Pleione and Ran off the east coast of Gotland.
The final permit to construct the wind farms is granted by the government of Sweden.