据离岸工程网站6月26日消息 立陶宛政府正加紧计划在波罗的海开发一个700兆瓦的海上风电场，并于本周提出了该项目的选址，预计将于2030年完工。
计划用于风力涡轮机的波罗的海近海区域距离海岸29公里，面积达137.5平方公里。场地平均水深35米，平均风速约9米/秒。
波罗的海风力涡轮机的投资者将通过招标方式进行选择。计划于2023年2月1日组织在海洋地区开发和运营这些发电厂的投标。
能源部长Žygimantas Vaičiūnas表示：“通过使用海上风电，我们将实现雄心勃勃的可再生能源目标，并减少从其他国家的电力进口。我们的目标是以最有效和最具竞争力的方式开发海上风电，这也将是吸引世界级投资者投资立陶宛能源的机会。”
政府表示：“波罗的海一个这样的风力发电场每年可发电约2.5-3太瓦时，这几乎是立陶宛目前电力需求的四分之一。据估计，这一容量的风电场将吸引多达10亿欧元的私人投资。”
考虑到其他国家的经验以及在海洋领土上建立连接计划中的涡轮机的网络可能需要八年的时间，政府还建议输电系统运营商开始准备将计划开发的涡轮机连接至电网。
吴恒磊 编译自 离岸工程
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Lithuania Selects Location for 700MW Offshore Wind Farm
The government of Lithuania is pressing ahead with plans to develop a 700MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, and has this week proposed a location for the project which is expected to be completed by 2030.
The offshore area in the Baltic Sea planned for the wind turbines is located 29 kilometers from shore and covers an area of 137.5 km2. The average water depth at the site is 35 meters, and the average wind speed is approximately 9 m/s.
Investors in the wind turbines in the Baltic Sea will be selected by tender. The tenders for the development and operation of these power plants in the marine territory are planned to be organized “By employing offshore wind, we will achieve our ambitious renewable energy targets and reduce electricity imports from other countries. Our goal is to develop offshore wind in the most efficient and competitive way, and this will also be an opportunity to attract world-class investors to Lithuanian energy,” says Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas.
"A wind farm of this capacity in the Baltic Sea can produce approximately 2.5-3 TWh of electricity per year, which is nearly a quarter of Lithuania’s current electricity demand. It is estimated that wind farms of this capacity will pull in as much as EUR 1 billion in private investments," the government said.
Taking into account the experience of other countries and the fact that the development of networks in the marine territory for connecting the planned turbines may take up to eight years, the Government additionally suggested that the transmission system operator begin preparatory work for connecting the turbines that are planned to be developed to the power grids, the government said.