The Finnish energy company Ilmatar has begun a technical survey of the seabed over an area of 600 km2 north of Åland (southwestern Finland) and divided into two project areas which are projected to host an offshore wind park with a capacity of 2.1 GW and an annual output of 10 TWh.
Survey permission for the project was granted by the Parliament of Åland at the end of August 2022 and the preliminary work is expected to be completed by the start of 2023. The planned wind park is intended to be connected to both Sweden and Finland and is expected to supply around 10% of Finland’s annual electricity consumption. Construction is intented to begin before 2030.
The company had first expressed its interest in developing an offshore wind project on the north side of Åland in April 2022. Ilmatar stated at the time that a fully built wind project could be operational by 2030, with an estimated power generation of 20 TWh/year.
Simultaneously, Ilmatar has started developing a 200 MW onshore wind project in the Vermassalo area of Virrat in Northern Pirkanmaa (southern Finland). The project would be developed on land owned by the Finnish forestry and natural capital company Finsilva.
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