The Danish Energy Agency has given the green light to Energinet to initiate feasibility studies for the upcoming offshore wind farms on the energy island of Bornholm. Energinet is responsible for the feasibility studies and has now formally received the green light.
- This is a huge feasibility study project. Cables and facilities for the energy island will cross a tangle of shipping lanes, fishing areas, already planned offshore wind areas and much more. So it will be good to get started, says Hanne Storm Edelfsen, deputy director of Energinet and ultimately responsible for Energinet's work with the energy islands.
She also explains that the feasibility study permit does not in itself give the right to build offshore wind farms in the areas, but the permit gives Energinet the right to collect relevant information about nature and the environment.
Based on the permit, Energinet will send ships into the Baltic Sea to investigate and survey the seabed in the feasibility study areas, where two offshore wind farms can be located, and Energinet will also take a closer look at the wildlife in the areas.
The two offshore wind farms will have a capacity of 2 GW and will be connected to Bornholm, which will thus become the energy island in the east. The feasibility studies for the energy island's onshore facilities will be carried out later.
The Danish Energy Agency will also initiate the strategic environmental assessment of the energy island and the offshore wind farms later this year. A consultation process is expected in late 2021 or early 2022.
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