The Danish seaport will make available ten more hectares for offshore wind energy (OWE) projects.

The Port of Rønne has begun the regulatory approval process at the same time also initiating a tender round for the development project.

In effect, the southern part of the island seaport will focus on catering to the OWE industry, while passenger traffic will consolidate in the northern.

The port's reconstruction is expected to be ready in 2025.

"In the next many decades, enormous amounts of offshore wind will be set up all over the world and also here in the Baltic Sea. As a port, we are therefore in the middle of an exciting time and with a unique opportunity to take advantage of Bornholm's unique position to attract more business and growth to the island," Lars Nordahl Lemvigh, the Port of Rønne's CEO, said.

He furthered, "We have already prepared our port to take on OWE-projects at the port, but we do not have the space to meet the increased interest that will be needed. Therefore, we are now starting a future-proofing of the port, so that within a few years we will be able to handle more and larger wind turbine projects."

Photo: Port of Rønne