The joint team of scientists presented the initial research results of the area of the Baltic seabed where an offshore wind farm could be developed - the structure of the seabed allows the development of this type of project.
Geophysical and geotechnical investigations of the seabed are carried out in order to provide the participants of the future tender with extremely important data about the structure of the seabed. Research is carried out by UAB "Geobaltic" and UAB "Garant Diving", a group of service providers operating under a joint contract.
With the help of two scientific research ships - Klaipėda University's ship "Mintis" and Garant Diving's ship "Baltic Explorer", the research team explored an area of almost 137.5 square kilometers. The presented report provides detailed information on the seabed surveys carried out, which consisted of surface hydrographic and shallow geophysical seabed surveys. Based on the conducted research, the researchers provided recommendations for deep and shallow wells and static sounding locations. Seabed research will continue.
The tender, which is expected to select the developer of the Baltic Sea wind power park, is planned to be announced in September of next year. It is planned that the wind power park located 30-40 kilometers from the coast will be able to create about 1,300 jobs, and could produce about 2.5-3 TWh of electricity per year, which would be almost a quarter of the current electricity demand of Lithuania. The 700 MW offshore wind farm project should be implemented in 2028.
We remind you that the wind farm in the Baltic Sea of Lithuania is considered one of the most important projects envisaged in the National Energy Independence Strategy and the National Energy Independence Strategy Implementation Measures Plan, the aim of which is to increase the production of local electricity from renewable energy sources and, accordingly, to strengthen the energy independence of the country.
You can view the initial results of the study here: lithuanian version; english version.
