Norway’s largest utility Statkraft has submitted a planning application for the 2.1GW Baltic Offshore Delta North bottom-fixed offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The Delta North wind farm is located in Sweden’s economic zone, some 100 km east of Stockholm and 55 km east of Sandhamn island. The greater Stockholm region will have the potential to receive an annual production of approximately 8 TWh of electricity from Delta North, which corresponds to 40% of the current electricity consumption in Stockholm County. Delta North would cater to the increasing electricity demand of the transport sector and the need to transition to a low-carbon industry to meet current climate targets. It also addresses the imbalance of the Stockholm region, which only produces about a tenth of the electricity it consumes. The proposed wind farm includes up to 105 bottom-fixed wind turbines in an area far out at sea to ensure low to no visibility from land. Depending on the final landfall and grid connection location, the wind farm may be connected to hydrogen or e-fuel technologies which provide grid stability by addressing any issues of intermittent power production from offshore wind. “Progressing our Swedish offshore wind portfolio in a market where Statkraft has a strong market presence is an important part of realising Statkraft’s offshore wind ambition to develop 6-8 GW of offshore wind by 2040,” said David Flood, SVP of offshore wind at Statkraft. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1_95_0_1_2'); }); TagsNorway Offshore Wind