Contacts
Future Development of the Freeport
The Port of Ventspils is committed to the harmonious and sustainable development of the region. One of the key areas is the development of a renewable energy production and service community, which includes servicing wind farms, solar energy production, participation in the future hydrogen economy and involvement in the implementation of the European Green Deal.
OFFSHORE WIND PARKS
The Baltic Sea Spatial Plan has identified several areas for the construction of offshore wind farms off the coasts of Latvia and Estonia. The joint Latvian-Estonian offshore wind project ELWIND in the eastern Baltic Sea is scheduled to start operations in 2030. Work on ELWIND's technical documentation will start in 2025 and construction in 2028. In other areas, work is also underway to develop projects.
To maintain offshore wind farms, a land-based technical maintenance base is required. The port of Ventspils may be able to offer services associated with assisting offshore wind farms since it is situated in the most beneficial and accessible location among the proposed wind farms. At the beginning of 2023, after engaging the Dutch engineering consulting company Witteveen+Bos, the Freeport of Ventspils began work on the study “Evaluation of the possibilities of the port of Ventspils for servicing offshore wind farms and related infrastructure”.
SOLAR PARKS
The Freeport of Ventspils Authority has identified a number of land lots with a total area of ~240 ha for the development of non-self-consumption solar parks.
In 2022, contracts were signed for the construction of four solar parks with a total area of ~ 40 ha, while ~ 150 ha are reserved for the next lease round and 50 ha are privately initiated.
Leased land:
- Krasta iela 1, Ventspils 127,857 m2;
- Mauru ceļš 27, Ventspils 107,300 m2;
- Mauru ceļš 40, Ventspils 114,642 m2;
- Mauru ceļš 56, Ventspils 55,481 m2.
The development of solar parks requires a development right: minimum of 10 years, maximum of 45 years.
“GREEN HYDROGEN"
The production of "green" hydrogen and further e-methanol is foreseen as the energy of the future on the path to fossil-free energy and CO2 emission reductions. The Port of Ventspils as an infrastructure facility sees huge future prospects in fitting into the hydrogen ecosystem and adapting to the future development of the hydrogen economy, including by exporting the hydrogen produced through the Port of Ventspils.
In 2022, Freeport of Ventspils Authority joined the Latvian Hydrogen Alliance and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with more than 20 industry, science and ministry representatives to promote a strong and unified hydrogen ecosystem and technology development in Latvia.
13.11.2023. A contract has been signed for the construction of a green hydrogen plant in Ventspils