Offshore staff
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has opened a procurement procedure for new offshore wind farms.
This should support establishment of a minimum of 6 GW of offshore wind power infrastructure, to be completed in 2030.
The procedure is divided into six sites, with a minimum of 3 GW across three wind farms in the North Sea; a minimum of 1 GW in the Kattegat and in Kriegers Flak II; and 0.8-1.2 GW in Hesselø.
However, tenderers have the option to erect more wind turbines, so there could be an opportunity to establish up to 10 GW or higher for use by Danish and European households.
Some of the electricity could also be used for hydrogen or other Power-to-X products to replace fossil fuels.
Denmark currently has 2.7 GW of installed offshore wind power, with the current Thor development in the North Sea set to add a further 1 GW when completed in 2027.
