Swedish wind power company OX2 says it has started planning a new offshore wind farm off the coast of Ostrobothnia. The company wants to build 100 wind turbines south-west of Vaasa.
Wind power company OX2 has started planning a new offshore wind farm in the Gulf of Bothnia. The company says it plans to build up to 100 wind turbines on the coast of Ostrobothnia, south-west of Vaasa, about 30 km north-west of Kaskis.
The project goes by the name of Storm. OX2 received a research licence for the project from the Council of State last year.
According to Lamberg, the offshore wind farm would produce around six terawatt hours of electricity per year.
Next, the company will start large-scale studies and the environmental impact assessment procedure.
Several projects in the Gulf of Bothnia
Another wind farm is already planned for the area. In December, Vattenfall signed an agreement with Metsähallitus to build Finland’s first offshore wind farm off Korsnäs.
On the other hand, a park of around 120 power plants is planned in front of Kokkola, Pietarsaari and Uudenkaarlepy. It would be located 25 kilometers from the coast.
In January, the Swedish company Eolus announced that it would start research to build two offshore wind farms off Pori.