Early-stage offshore wind projects in Sweden
Statkraft acquired nine early-stage offshore wind development projects in Sweden in 2023.
Sweden is a developer-led market and Statkraft has identified ten areas for nine projects in Swedish waters that are well suited for offshore wind development. These early-stage development projects are located on the west, south, east, and northeast coasts and are suitable for bottom-fixed as well as floating offshore wind.
Of the nine projects, Beta is the most mature. The proposed project, located in the southern regions of the Baltic Sea, is expected to be fully operational by 2030. A permit application was submitted to Swedish authorities in June 2023.
Early-stage projects
Alpha
Alpha is a proposed offshore wind farm of up to 2 GW on the east coast of Sweden. The wind farm is projected to have up to 140 turbines with a mix of bottom-fixed and floating foundations depending on the water depths.
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Beta
The proposed 2.5 GW Beta offshore wind farm is in the south Baltic Sea. The bottom-fixed wind farm may consist of up to 127 turbines and have an expected production of up to 10.5 TWh, equal to seven percent of Sweden's current energy consumption. A permit application was submitted to the Swedish authorities on 2 June 2023.
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Delta North & Delta South
The two areas that form the proposed 5 GW Delta offshore wind farm are in the Baltic Sea, 100 km east of Stockholm and 55 km from Sandhamn. The bottom-fixed wind farm may consist of up to 300 turbines with a production of up to 20 TWh per year, enough to power the equivalent of 3.2 million Swedish households.
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Epsilon
The proposed Epsilon offshore wind farm is an up-to 3 GW area to the southeast of Stockholm and south of Delta with the possibility of up to 184 primarily floating turbines, with an option for deep bottom-fixed foundations in parts of the area. The proposed wind farm has the capacity to produce up to 12 TWh per annum, equivalent to the energy needs of 2 million Swedish households.
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Gamma
Located in the Kattegat straight, 120 km northeast of Gothenburg, the proposed Gamma floating offshore wind farm has a capacity of up to 2 GW. The 172 turbines can produce up to 12.8 TWh per year.
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Kappa
The proposed Kappa offshore wind farm is located in the north of the Bay of Bothnia, approximately 55 km east-northeast of Umeå. The wind farm can have up to 74 bottom-fixed turbines with a total capacity of up to 4.9 TWh a year.
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Lambda
The proposed Lambda windfarm is in the Bay of Bothnia, 50 km east of Hudiksvall. With water depths of 50-70 meters, the area is ideal for bottom-fixed foundations and can have up to 172 turbines.
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Omega
The proposed 1.4 GW Omega offshore wind farm is Statkraft’s northernmost early-stage project, located 55 km southeast of Luleå in the Bay of Bothnia. The wind farm is projected to have up to 83 turbines on bottom-fixed foundations and able to generate up to 5.4 TWh, the equivalent energy consumption of 870,000 Swedish households.
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Sigma
With up to 143 turbines on bottom-fixed foundations, the proposed up-to 3 GW Sigma offshore wind farm is located approximately 100 km east of Sundsvall in the Bay of Bothnia.
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