Eolus and Simply Blue will jointly develop floating wind farms outside Sweden and Finland
Eolus and Simply Blue Group have established a joint venture called SeaSapphire to develop four commercial-scale floating offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea – two projects in Sweden and two in Finland.
The four projects include Ski bladeslocated 100 kilometers southeast of Stockholm; Herculeslocated 60 kilometers southeast of Gotland; Wellamolocated 90 kilometers outside the Satakunta region, and a secret project located in the Finnish exclusive economic zone.
Eolus and Simply Blue Group each own 50 percent of the shares in SeaSapphire through which the partnership will take place.
“The SeaSapphire projects will strengthen and diversify our offshore portfolio. By combining Eolus’ long experience in developing renewable projects and Simply Blue Group’s expertise in floating wind, we will be able to build a strong and successful partnership. It provides great opportunities to add significant green electricity production in the Nordic region.” said Per WitalissonCEO of Eolus.
The joint venture projects are under development, with a strong focus on supply chain development to provide opportunities for local job creation and to explore opportunities for alternative uses of produced energy, the companies said.
If everything were to go according to current plans, the projects would produce up to 40TWh/year, which contributes to meeting Sweden’s and Finland’s ambition and need to increase green electricity production.
Sam Roch-PerksGroup CEO Simply Blue Group, said: “This is a strong partnership between Simply Blue Group and Eolus, where our ambitions are similar and our development experience and skills are complementary. Our Blue Economy strategy will benefit coastal communities and stakeholders in the form of new jobs and involvement in activities that make it possible to manage the sustainable energy transition in Finland and Sweden and reach the fossil-free goals.”
Eolus is one of the leading developers of renewable energy in the Nordics and is active in the entire value chain from the development of green field projects to the construction and operation of renewable projects. Simply Blue Group is an Irish blue economy developer of projects in floating offshore wind, e-fuels, wave energy and low impact aquaculture.
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