The Swedish renewable energy developer Skyborn Renewables has filed a permit application to the Swedish government and Land and Environment court for the development of the 3 GW Polargrund offshore wind project, to be located in the northern Gulf of Bothnia, about 35 km south of Kalix (Sweden). Once completed, the Polargrund wind project is expected to produce 9-10 TWh/year of electricity or 200 kt/year of green hydrogen. The company has not revealed a commissioning date for the project so far.
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 2.8 GW Fyrskeppet Offshore off Uppsala (2030), the 2 GW Pooki project off Uppsala (2030), and the 1 GW Storgrundet Offshore off Gävleborg (2029).
At the end of 2023, Sweden had only 193 MW of installed offshore wind capacity (against over 16 GW of onshore wind capacity). The country aims to reach an entirely "fossil-free" electricity system by 2040.
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