Offshore wind can increase biodiversity in the long term
Like any other sea-related activity, constructing offshore wind impacts the environment and wildlife in many ways. However, in the long run, wind turbine foundations can actually become teeming marine life habitats, oases in a wide open sea that help increase biodiversity. It has probably escaped no one that we are in the middle of a […]
Ilmatar Offshore selects Ramboll Finland for EIA north of Åland
Ramboll Finland will be responsible for Ilmatar Offshore’s environmental impact assessment on offshore wind projects north of the Åland Islands. After a careful selection process, Ilmatar Offshore has selected Ramboll Finland as lead consultant for its environmental impact assessment report on the Stormskär and Väderskär project areas north of Åland, Finland. These are both parts […]
Ilmatar Offshore to continue the development of offshore wind power in areas outside of Vaasa and Kokkola
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM) has granted Ilmatar Offshore a research permit for two areas in Finland’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The areas cover approximately 700 square kilometers in total. “In order to secure long-term value chains, domestic operators must be able to use offshore wind power developed in Finland’s EEZ areas”, […]
Ilmatar Offshore contracts OWC for conceptual engineering of the Åland project areas
Ilmatar Offshore has contracted OWC to conduct a conceptual, technical design for two offshore wind projects north of Åland, Finland. “Based on our geophysical surveys, we will now get a clearer picture of how the turbines can be positioned and what types of foundations may be suitable,” says Stefan Husa, Head of Maritime Spatial Planning […]
