The Danish Energy Agency grant permits for Vesterhav Syd and Nord

The Danish Energy Agency approved Vattenfall's construction plans for and environmental assessment of the offshore wind farms Vesterhav Syd and Nord.

 


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Denmark, Copenhagen: On 14 December, the Danish Energy Agency approved Vattenfall’s construction plans for and environmental assessment of the offshore wind farms Vesterhav Syd and Nord.

“Getting approval from the Danish Energy Agency is good news for the green transition and the goal of enabling a fossil-free society in Denmark. The Danish Energy Agency has carried out a thorough review of our environmental assessment and the responses to the public consultation. We are satisfied that based on this they have given the green light to the projects,” says Jacob Nørgaard Andersen, Vattenfall’s Director in Denmark.

Among the biggest initiatives is a completely new installation design for the two offshore wind farms that maximises the turbines’ distance to the coast within the area designated by the Danish state.

For Vesterhav Syd this means that the turbines will be located around 9 km off the coast. For Vesterhav Nord, the northernmost turbine will be moving from its originally planned location to about 8 km off the coast.

In addition to the location of the turbines, Vattenfall will install a radar system that allows the light markings on the turbines to be significantly dimmed at night, provided the Danish Transport, Construction and Housing Authority approves it.

Approval of the radar system must be given by the Danish Transport, Construction and Housing Authority by the end of Q2 2021 in order for the radar system to be integrated optimally with the other processes in the projects.

The establishment of Vesterhav Syd and Nord has been decided by the Danish Parliament, and the two areas, which are located between four and 10 km off the coast, were appointed by the Danish state in 2012.

 

Source: Vattenfall