Simply Blue Group, Ireland's leading blue-economy developer of floating offshore wind, has unveiled plans for two multi-gigawatt projects in Sweden. The 2GW Skidbladner floating wind project is located 100 kilometers southeast of Stockholm, and the 2.75 GW Herkules floating wind project is located about 60 kilometers southeast of Gotland.

Simply Blue Group is working with leading wind energy consultancy Wind Sweden on both projects. In total, Simply Blue Group and Wind Sweden are planning to develop 5GW of floating wind in Swedish waters.

Adriande Andres, Director of Market Development at Simply Blue Group, said: “Floating wind plays an important role in the Swedish energy mix, as well as in Nordpool, because it can be farther from the coast, so its visual impact is significantly reduced. Our selection of projects is focused on what we believe to be environmentally friendly and at the same time in A technically and commercially viable location. We believe that floating wind power costs will drop significantly over the next decade and will therefore be able to compete with other renewable energy sources in the 2030s. We are delighted to bring our global floating wind expertise to Sweden, while Partner with local companies.”

Jeanette Lindeblad, CEO of Wind Sweden, said: “Europe and Sweden are facing an increasingly urgent need to increase renewable and fossil-free energy production. Our collaboration with Simply Blue Group is how companies from different countries can contribute to a more sustainable future A concrete example of working together. As part of a project that is at the forefront of offshore wind technology development, we consider it both challenging and honourable." Keywords: engineering construction, engineering news

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