The renewable energy developer Skyborn Renewables has received the environmental permit from the Swedish Land and Environment Court to build the 1 GW Storgrundet offshore wind project, located in Gävleborg county (eastern Sweden). The permit allows for a maximum of 51 turbines. The Storgrundet project is expected to generate between 3 and 3.5 TWh/year once operational. The electricity production from Storgrundet Offshore will equal roughly 70% of the current power demand in Gävleborg County. The project is scheduled for completion in 2029.
Skyborn Renewables is currently developing several other offshore wind projects in Sweden, including the 3.9 GW Eystrasalt Offshore off Hudiksvall (expected in 2032), the 3 GW Polargrund Offshore off Kalix (no commissioning date so far), the 2.8 GW Fyrskeppet Offshore off Uppsala (2030), and the 2 GW Pooki project off Uppsala (2030).
Sweden has issued a roadmap for a transition to an entirely fossil-free electricity system by 2040. In 2022, the country had 193 MW of installed offshore wind capacity and over 14 GW of onshore wind capacity.
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