Freja Offshore applies for offshore wind farm permit in the southern Baltic Sea

Freja Offshore has today submitted an application for the Cirrus offshore wind farm in the southern Baltic Sea, approximately 50 kilometers southeast of Karlskrona, within Sweden's economic zone. Once fully developed, Cirrus will have a capacity of up to 2 GW and the potential to provide electricity to half a million single-family homes in southern Sweden.

Southern Sweden is in urgent need of increased electricity production to meet the region’s growing demand, to ensure affordable electricity, and to create jobs and other economic benefits. The Cirrus wind farm is estimated to be able to produce up to 10 TWh annually in electricity, which corresponds to all the single-family homes in Blekinge, Skåne, Kalmar, Kronoberg, and Halland counties. If you calculate the average for all forms of housing, the electricity corresponds to about 2 million households.The connection to the power grid is planned to take place in price zone 4.

Freja Offshore estimates that Cirrus can also benefit the local economy and create many new jobs in Blekinge both during the construction and operational phases.

The intention is for Cirrus to be a bottom-fixed offshore windfarm, while Freja Offshore will explore the possibility of using floating wind turbines for the deepest area. The windfarm is designed to maximize coexistence with other users of the ocean and to meet important societal interests, with special consideration given to the Swedish Armed Forces and their needs.

"Increasing electricity production is imperative, but there are other important factors as well: defense interests, residential considerations, fishing, and natural values, to name a few. That is why we have chosen to place the wind farm as far out at sea as possible, as well as to capitalize on the extremely favorable wind location. The proximity to Karlskrona is also viewed as positive as it has been a maritime technology hub for over 300 years. We will collaborate with all relevant stakeholders in the region to leverage the expertise available to progress the project and we are also prepared to adapt the design of the park to coexist with other interests, should this be necessary," says Magnus Hallman, CEO of Freja Offshore.

Freja Offshore’s application to build and operate the Cirrus wind farm under the Swedish Economic Zone Act and for the construction of the internal cable network under the Continental Shelf Act was submitted to the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise. The government will process the application and seek input from several authorities in a consultation round. Subsequently, the government will gather all the feedback and make a decision.

Cirrus is Freja Offshore’s second offshore wind application after it submitted an application for the Mareld area in April 2023.

About Freja Offshore
Freja Offshore AB is a joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power, an Aker Horizons’company, part of the Aker Group of Norway, and Swedish company Hexicon AB. Freja Offshore was established to develop, build and operate offshore wind farms in Sweden. With accumulated experience from offshore projects in the North Sea and around the world, the company wants to contribute to a sustainable energy transition with third-generation wind power-floating wind electricity production beyond the horizon.