2.5 GW Mareld Floating Offshore Wind farm in Sweden receives positive recommendation from County Board
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Freja Offshore is a 50-50 joint venture between
Freja Offshore applied to build the 2.5 GW Mareld offshore wind farm, about 40 kilometers west of Lysekil. When fully developed, Mareld is expected to deliver 12 TeraWatt hours of electricity annually. This additional electricity production is long-awaited throughout western
The Government had tasked the County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland with preparing the application to build Mareld, and today the County Administrative Board has returned with the recommendation that the wind farm should be approved subject to certain adaptations.
During the preparation process the County Administrative Board made a recommendation for Freja to adjust the wind farm area size which has been agreed to, ensuring a sustainable co-existence with other important ocean users, such as commercial fishing and shipping.
Now the government will make its final decision on the application.
In 2023, Freja submitted permit applications for its 2.5 GW Dyning floating offshore wind farm on
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