From 2026, HOFOR's offshore wind farm Aflandshage Windmill Park will produce green power for the Øresund region. Before then, however, Siemens Gamesa turbines, which will make up the offshore wind farm, must be erected, and the Port of Køge will play a significant role here. This is stated by Hofor in a press release.
Siemens Gamesa has entered into an agreement with the port of Zealand, which means that a larger land area at the Uniterminal at Køge Harbor will be used for activities in connection with the shipping of the 26 turbines that will make up the wind farm.
- With Køge as the installation port - and the Danish shipping company Cadeler which transports and installs the wind turbines in Øresund - it will now be concretely possible for HOFOR to build our 26 offshore wind turbines and at the same time contribute to the port's development. It is a great advantage for the construction of the wind farm that the harbor is so close, says Susanne Juhl, who is chairman of the board of Hofor.
The port must be optimized
The agreement with Siemens Gamesa also has significance for the Port of Køge. Part of the agreement with the wind turbine manufacturer involves strengthening and expanding both the quay and the area behind it. Marie Stærke (S), mayor of Køge Municipality, sees great perspectives in this expansion of Køge Harbour:
- It is a huge step for the climate that we are on our way to securing electricity from wind turbines for so many people in the Øresund area. With this agreement, we will create a completely new foundation for development within the green transition. This means that Køge will benefit from the jobs that will be created in this connection – and that we in Køge will become experts in precisely the part that involves installing wind turbines on land, she says.
At Køge Havn, you also see new opportunities in the future, as a result of the port expansion.
- With this agreement, the Port of Køge is looking into an exciting decade as a pre-assembly port for the future wind farms in our immediate area and the Baltic Sea. No wind turbines at sea without ports", says port director Thomas Kampmann.
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