ABL Secures Work on Metsähallitus and Vattenfall Finnish Offshore Wind Farm

January 8, 2025, by Adnan Memija

ABL has been awarded a contract to provide a shipping study to identify and evaluate navigational risks associated with the Korsnäs offshore wind farm in Finland, being developed by Vattenfall and Metsähallitus.

ABL’s scope of work includes a comprehensive navigational risk assessment, including quantitative risk modelling, stakeholder engagement, and recommendations for risk mitigation measures.

The results will also include consideration of the risk effects of sea ice in the vicinity of the development site during the winter season, said the company.

The contract has been awarded to ABL’s operations based in Hamburg, Germany, and will be carried out by the company’s global Ports and Harbours consultancy team, with specialist support from sister company OWC.

“We are pleased to provide our expertise in navigational risk analysis to support this pivotal step in Finland’s renewable energy development. This follows many years of successful collaboration by our team on similar work for Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency – BSH – to assess shipping risks from offshore wind sites across the North Sea,” said Tilo Klappenbach, ABL’s country manager in Germany.

Located on the west coast of Finland, in the Baltic Sea, the Korsnäs offshore wind farm is a joint project between Vattenfall and Metsähallitus.

Geophysical surveys are already underway at the site near Vaasa in Finland, while the construction is planned to commence in the 2030s.

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In September 2024, Vattenfall entered into a letter of intent (LoI) with Kaskinen Port to explore the potential of utilising the port for logistics during the construction phase and for wind turbine maintenance once operational.

The project is planned to have a maximum capacity of 2.5 GW and an annual production of 7 TWh, enough capacity to power 350,000 households, said ABL.