Transmission system operator 50Hertz has initiated a tender for environmental engineering consultancy services for the interconnection between Denmark and Germany, part of the Bornholm Energy Island in the Baltic Sea.
The TSO seeks an environmental consultancy to prepare the Planning Consent and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Bornholm Energy Island interconnector. This project focuses on the section in Danish waters up to the Danish-German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) border and Danish onshore territory, excluding the converter station on Bornholm island.
The tender remains open until 23 January 2025, with an estimated value exceeding EUR 4 million.
The Danish government approved the development of Bornholm Energy Island in 2020. The government and Danish TSO Energinet began exploring an increase from the initially planned 2 GW capacity to 3 GW the following year.
In 2022, an agreement was signed to expand the offshore wind capacity to 3 GW, and Denmark and Germany agreed to jointly construct a subsea connection from the energy island to Germany.
Last year, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck and Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard signed an agreement for Bornholm Energy Island. This was the first legally binding cooperation agreement in Europe for a joint offshore energy project under the EU Renewable Energy Directive.
The Danish government secured the framework for offshore wind tenders last year, introducing an “overplanting” option that could bring 3.8 GW of offshore wind capacity in the Bornholm Energy Island zone.
In May, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) released its Plan for Program Bornholm Energy Island, outlining the framework for the future energy island at Bornholm and adjacent coastal areas.
The project will feature an offshore wind farm south of Bornholm with a 3.8 GW capacity, along with high-voltage installations on Bornholm and in Zealand. The plan establishes the framework for future construction, considering environmental issues and planning restrictions like bird protection, defense areas, and ship traffic routes.
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