The Danish Energy Agency has granted Vattenfall an electricity production permit for the 170MW Vesterhav Syd and the 180MW Vesterhav Nord offshore wind farms.
The production from the two sites corresponds to the annual consumption of 375,000 households.
The electricity production licence, which is granted before a wind farm is put into operation, is issued in accordance with Section 29 of the Act on the Promotion of Renewable Energy.
The two electricity production permits are valid for 25 years from the time of grid connection, which is the time when the first kWh is delivered to the collective electricity grid from the offshore wind farms.
Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav North offshore wind farms will have a capacity of 170MW and 180MW respectively.
Vesterhav Syd will consist of 20 8.4MW offshore wind turbines from Siemens Gamesa, while Vesterhav Nord will consist of 21 units of the same type.
The two projects are located off the West Jutland coast.
Vesterhav Syd’s turbines will stand between 9km-10km off the coast at Hvide Sande and Søndervig, while Vesterhav Nord’s turbines will stand between 5.5km and 8.4km off the coast at Harboore.