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Danish Demo deadline extended

4C Offshore | Bridget Randall-Smith
By: Bridget Randall-Smith 23/11/2020 4C Offshore
Danish Developers have been given extra time to prepare the feasibility and environmental report for the Frederikshavn Offshore Wind Demo.

The Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate awarded an exploration permit to European Energy A / S in December 2018 to conduct feasibility studies for a new offshore wind demonstration project.  An important purpose of the feasibility studies is to collect data and lights for use in assessing the potential impact of the offshore wind farm on environment, nature, air traffic etc. The results of the feasibility studies will be compiled in an environmental impact report.


The
Frederikshavn Offshore Wind Demo feasibility study area is approximately 4.5 km east of Frederikshavn Harbor. The distance to the coast is approx. 4 km.

The licence was originally valid until 1st January 2020 and the report deadline was 31st December 2020. In December 2019 the Danish Energy Agency  extended the pre-investigation permit to 30th October 2020 so "that the the quality of the feasibility study report came to live up to the Environmental Assessment Act provisions."


However, in July 2020, the Danish Energy Agency conducted an external review of European Energy's existing data basis for the environmental impact report. Based on the external review, the Danish Energy Agency requested European Energy to conduct new seabed mappings in the cable corridor from the offshore wind farm to land.


European Energy responded that it could not implement the mapping and the subsequent description, interpretation and assessment of the collected data by the deadline of 30th October 2020 so applied for another extension to the report deadline in early October.


The Minister of Climate, Energy and Supply has agreed to extend the feasibility study permit and the report deadline. This must now be received by the Danish Energy Agency by 31st March 2021.


The project includes the erection of up to 5 offshore wind turbines with an installed capacity of between 21.6-72 MW within an approximately 5.5 km2 large area. The individual turbines will have a maximum height of 265 m.


European Energy is developing the project through the Open Door process, which is regulated by the Danish Energy Agency but separate to government organised tenders. The project developer initiates the wind farm and carries all application costs, grid connection, etc., but can compete in technology neutral tenders.


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