The environmental impact report for the Aflandshage offshore wind farm, which will be located 10km off the Amager coast in Denmark and is planned to be up to 300MW in capacity, has been opened to consultation. The Danish Energy Agency and the Hvidovre municipality have invited the public and local stakeholders to review the report on the project being developed by utility Hofor.
Hofor plans to install between 26 and 45 wind turbines, with a tip height of 220 metres and a rotor diameter up to 200 metres at the Aflandshage offshore wind farm. The onshore grid connection will be via a new substation linking to Energinet's existing 132kV station at Avedorevaerket.
Ørsted has agreed to take the electricity from the subsidy-free project, so the output is expected to be via Ørsted's Avedøre power station. When completed, the project is expected to supply at least 300,000 households in the Øresund region, Greater Copenhagen.
A virtual public information meeting will be held on 12 January 2022, the final deadline for comment on the environmental impact report is 20 February 2022. Hofor expects the project can be fully commissioned to supply electricity from 2025. The public consultation is one of the 'last, important steps towards a final approval', the company said.
