Ocean Winds gets green light for transmission line
Ocean Winds has secured the environmental decision for the transmission infrastructure for its offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea.
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Poland, Gdańsk: Ocean Winds has secured the environmental decision for the transmission infrastructure for the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. The decision was issued by the Regional Director of Environmental Protection in Gdańsk and covers both the offshore and onshore components of the transmission infrastructure.
The decision includes the construction of roughly 33 kilometres of submarine cable and around eight kilometres onshore. The infrastructure will be implemented using horizontal directional drilling (HDD), which involves laying cables underground without disturbing the shoreline, including the beach. The line will connect to the National Power System at Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne’s (PSE) 400 kV Choczewo substation.
The environmental decision for the BC-Wind offshore wind farm’s connection infrastructure was issued based on a detailed environmental impact report prepared by MEWO in collaboration with Geomor sp. z o.o. and Marea Sp. z o.o. Marea was in charge of the terrestrial survey, while MEWO surveyed the marine cable route. An archaeological survey of the seabed was performed using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), side-scan sonar, and magnetic anomaly measurements.
Located approximately 23 kilometres north of the shore, near the municipalities of Krokowa and Choczewo in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, the wind project is planned to have a capacity of up to 500 MW. It has already secured environmental decisions for both the onshore and offshore components, as well as connection conditions. The current priorities are contracting key suppliers for the offshore wind farm components, planning the service base, and preparing to take the FID, expected by the end of 2024.
Source: offshorewind.biz
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