The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has awarded a construction permit for Lillebælt Syd (Little Belt South), a 165 MW offshore wind project planned to be built in the Little Belt strait between the islands of Als and Helnæs.
The project, being co-developed by Danish utility SONFOR and European Energy, is expected to begin operations in 2029, generating enough renewable electricity to power approximately 150,000 households annually.
The Lillebælt Syd offshore wind project includes the installation of eleven turbines, which will be placed in the Little Belt between Als and Helnæs on Funen – approx. three kilometers outside Als.
In the construction permit, which was submitted in February, some conditions are set for the sake of the marine environment, according to DEA.
There is a requirement that the wind turbines must stop or rotate slowly after sunset, when the wind is below 6 m/s, in the period from 1 April to 31 October. The requirement for so-called “cut-in-speed” is set to take the necessary considerations into account for bats.
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Another requirement is the installation of monopiles, which should only take place in the period from August to October when there is the lowest occurrence of porpoises in the area.
The offshore wind farm is planned to be completed in 2028. At the beginning of this year, SONFOR and European Energy signed an agreement with TotalEnergies to purchase 72 per cent of the shares in the project company Lillebælt Vind A/S.