The Danish Environmental Protection Agency has initiated the first public phase of a new environmental assessment of the onshore part of the two wind turbine projects on the west coast of Jutland, Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd. The new environmental assessment is necessary because the Danish Environmental and Food Appeals Board rejected the authorities' environmental permits for the two projects in the summer of 2021 and sent them back for reconsideration. The hearing is the first step on the road to a new environmental permit, Energinet informs in a press release.
The new environmental assessment only concerns the onshore facilities. The Danish Energy Agency's permit for the wind farm itself and the associated cables at sea has thus not been rejected.
Vattenfall, which is building the wind farms and connecting the electricity from the sea, only needs to install some filters at the new station in Søndervig and a radar mast that will ensure that the lights on the wind turbines can be turned off most of the time at night and thus minimize light nuisance from the turbines.
- It is of course a somewhat unique situation, because we have to apply for a new environmental permit for something that has already been built. But we naturally respect the board's decision, and will ensure that the project's environmental impacts are thoroughly documented, says Marian Kaagh, deputy director of Energinet.
The environmental assessment includes two public consultation phases, where affected citizens and organizations can submit their consultation responses. The first consultation, also called the idea phase, has already begun, and the second public consultation phase, including an eight-week consultation, is expected to be held this winter. The Danish Environmental Protection Agency expects that a new environmental assessment can be completed by spring 2023.
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