Just a few weeks ago, European Energy received approval for the feasibility studies for the Frederikshavn Offshore Wind Farm, and now the developer is presenting some of the plans they have for the site, which has been approved for up to five offshore wind turbines with an installed capacity of between 21.6-72 MW within an area of approximately 5.5 km2.
European Energy has thus joined forces with Vestas to make Frederikshavn a global hub for testing and demonstrating new offshore wind turbine technology. Specifically, the parties' collaboration aims to install three of Vestas' V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbines on three of the five test sites that European Energy is developing approximately four km east of Frederikshavn harbour.
European Energy has been working on the project for several years and the company's CEO is pleased with the prospect of a collaboration with Vestas and the possibility of a Danish test and demonstration area for new offshore wind turbine technology:
- We look forward to the collaboration with Vestas to make Frederikshavn a hub for offshore wind turbine technology. If we succeed in getting these wind turbines established out at sea, Denmark will be at the forefront globally as a home not only for development, but also testing of future offshore wind turbine technology, says Knud Erik Andersen.
Pleased with testing opportunity in Denmark
Vestas launched its newest offshore wind turbine V236-15.0 MW back in February last year and is in full swing producing the first prototype, which is expected to be erected in the Østerild wind test centre later this year. Vestas sees it as an important piece in the rollout of the latest offshore wind turbines to be able to build and test the offshore wind turbines on the water off Frederikshavn.
- We are working to erect our flagship turbine here in Denmark and look forward to the collaboration with European Energy to establish the offshore wind turbines at the test sites off the Port of Frederikshavn. The location gives us a unique opportunity to test the wind turbines close to our factories and development departments in Denmark before the turbines go into series production and are to be exported to offshore wind projects around the world. If the Frederikshavn project is realized, it could therefore become central to our future offshore wind turbine business, says Christian Gjerløv, Chief Technology Officer for Offshore Wind at Vestas.
Focusing on 2024
In 2018, Frederikshavn City Council gave the green light for the offshore wind turbine project to be developed. Since then, European Energy has been working on the necessary environmental studies, which have been given the green light by the authorities and will be sent for consultation later this month. European Energy's CEO Knud Erik Andersen is pleased that the project has now reached an important step forward. The goal is to realize it in 2024.
- If we succeed in getting the offshore wind turbines in place, we will also look to utilize the electricity in a Power-to-X facility at the port, which can help produce green fuels for, among other things, shipping, says Knud Erik Andersen.
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