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Energy in the Faroe Islands

October 21, 2023

Energy in the Faroe Islands is produced primarily from imported fossil fuels, with further contributions from hydro and wind power. Oil products are the main energy source, mainly consumed by fishing vessels and sea transport. Electricity is produced by oil, hydropower and wind farms, mainly by SEV, which is owned by all the municipalities of the Faroe Islands.[1] The Faroe Islands are not connected by power lines with continental Europe, and thus the archipelago cannot import or export electricity.

Overview Edit

Per capita annual consumption of primary energy in the Faroe Islands was 67 MWh in 2011, almost 60% above the comparable consumption in continental Denmark.[2][3]

Electricity Edit

 
The 13 MW Vágsverkið SEV oil powerplant in Vágur (2013)

After taking a dip in the early 1990s the electricity production in the Faroe Islands has steadily been on the rise since then, going from 174 GWh in 1995 to 434 GWh in 2022, mostly from oil and hydropower.[4][5] The energy sector employed 154 people or 0.6% of the islands' total workforce as of November 2015.[6]

The islands have 4 diesel plants (around 100 MW[7][8][9][10] and supplying district heating),[11] 6 hydroelectric plants at 37 MW,[12][13] and 43 MW in several wind power plants with a capacity factor above 40%.[14] In 2022, the main grid had 50 days where more than 80% of the power was renewable.[4]

The municipality-owned company SEV is the main electricity supplier in the Faroe Islands with 90% of the total production, and private producers supplying the rest.[15][16][4]

Windpower and batteries Edit

 
The 12 MW Húsahagi wind farm in 2019

Wind power was introduced in 1993, producing as little as 423 MWh at first, but rising to 90 GWh by 2022.[4] In 2014, the DKK 180 million 12 MW Húsahagi wind farm with Enercon 900 kW turbines[17] became operational near Torshavn and increased wind capacity from 6.6 to 18.6MW; this decreased oil consumption by 8,000 ton (approximately 4M€) per year.[14]

Adjacent to Húsahagi is the 25 MW Gellingakletti wind farm with 6 Vestas 4.2 MW V117 wind turbines, which started in December 2022, producing 100 GWh/year[18][19] at DKK 0.218 per kWh.[20] The difference between supply and demand was a source of conflict.[21][22]

Also adjacent to Húsahagi and Gellingakletti is the Flatnahagan wind farm with 6 Enercon turbines, scheduled at 66 GWh per year when ready.[23][19]

A €2 million 2.3MW[24] 700kWh lithium-ion battery at Húsahagi[25][26] became operational in 2016, stabilizing the wind power output,[27][28] and a further 12.5 MWh battery with a 15 MVAr syncron compensator is underway at the Sund powerplant.[29][19] Wind power is expected to save consumers DKK 57 million.[30]

Plans Edit

Six Enercon E82/3MW wind turbines (18MW combined) are to be installed at Eiði, at a cost of DKK 0.239 per kWh.[31][32]

Planners also consider converting the existing hydropower[33] to pumped-storage hydroelectricity,[17] as rain and wind are high in winter and low in summer.[34] Tidal power,[35][36] offshore wind power[37][38] and thermal energy storage solutions are also being considered,[39] as the islands have a goal of 100% green electricity production by 2030.[17][40][41] This occasionally happens when rain and wind matches demand, and the diesel power plants are turned off.[42]

Transmission Edit

The main electricity grid on the Faroe Islands[43] has the highest voltage of 60 kiloVolt, of which there is 90 km overhead wire and 6 km cable.[44][45][46] The 20kV system is 460 km and reaches most towns in the main islands,[47] whereas the 10 kV system covers the connected outlying islands, and Torshavn.[48][49] Due to extreme weather conditions and its lack of interconnections, the Faroe Islands experience one to three total blackouts annually, a ratio higher than that of continental Europe.[50] Most of the powerlines have therefore been buried underground as cables for better protection, improving grid stability.[51][52] When SEV detects grid issues, automatic demand response at large consumers reduce consumption to increase grid stability.[53]

Consumption Edit

Demand (and thus, production) is up to 55 MW in 2019 (record was 62 MW in November 2019),[13] up from 40 MW at daytime peak previously (nighttime low is 15 MW).[54]

There are several 50 kW electric vehicle charging stations on the islands, and a few 150 kW chargers.[55][56][57][58]

Self-contained islands Edit

 
The 3.3 MW hydro Botnur power plant on Suðuroy was built in 1921.
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  Sumba solar diagrams

Suðuroy has its own grid[43] with 20[47] and 10 kV.[48] This grid is powered by the 13 MW diesel at Vágur,[59][60] the 2 MW diesel at Trongisvágur,[61] 6.3 MW wind at Porkeri and the 3.3 MW hydro Botnur power plant.

The Faroe Islands' first solar park was installed with 250 kW capacity in Sumba in late 2019, expected to produce 160 MWh/year (i.e. a capacity factor of 7.3% and equivalent to 35 tons of oil), from diffuse light for 1,000 hours per year; mainly in the summer when rain and wind are low.[62][63][64][65] For the month of January 2020, the solar plant produced 672 kWh,[66] and 35.8 MWh in June 2023.[67]

Seven Enercon wind turbines at a combined 6.3 MW were installed at Porkeri Mountains in 2020.[68] Production is expected to be 20 GWh per year, reducing oil consumption by 4,300 tonnes.[69][70] For the month of October 2022, the wind turbines supplied 60% of the power. Combined with the Botni hydroplant, they supplied 84% while the oil motors supplied the remaining 16%.[71] In 2022, the Suðuroy grid had 56 days with 100% renewable power.[4] A syncron compensator started in late 2022, and 6.25 MW / 7.5 MWh grid battery started in early 2023, increasing grid stability and utilisation of wind turbines.[72][73]

Like Suðuroy, the islands of Fugloy, Hestur, Mykines, Skúvoy and Stóra Dímun are also not part of the main grid or connected to other islands. They are each electrified through their own separate fossil fuel powerplants.[43][50]

Statistics Edit

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  Diagrams of grid production

In 2020, SEV spent DKK 165 million on fuel oil.[74] In 2018 the main electricity was 352 GWh, with 51.2% from oil engines, 30.7% from hydropower, and 18.1% from wind.[75][76][9][41]

In 2014 50.8% of the electricity production of SEV in the Faroe Islands came from green energy like hydro (mostly Eiði and Vestmanna)[43] and wind, while 49.2% was produced by the thermal power plants, which was 12.4% less than in 2013.[77]

  • fossil fuel: 49.2%
  • hydro: 39.5%
  • wind: 11.3%% (2014)

Total annual production: 305.4 GWh (2014) of which the production of thermal, hydropower and wind power was:

  • Thermal: 150,2 GWh
  • Hydropower: 120,7 GWh
  • Wind: 34,5 GWh

The main source is imported oil, costing DKK 0.70-0.80 per KWh. Wind power costs DKK 0.52/kWh as most of it will go unused until pumped-storage is installed to store it. If all wind power is then used, it would cost DKK 0.23/kWh.[22] Power prices increased from 0.64 per kWh in 2007, to DKK 1.31 per kWh in 2019.[78][79]

Oil consumption Edit

 
Fishing vessels are the main consumer of oil in the Faroe Islands.

Oil consumption peaked at over 300,000 tonnes in 2020, at a value of DKK 1 billion.[80] Of this, 30% was for fishing vessels.[81] In 2014, 217,547 tonnes of oil products were consumed in the Faroe Islands.[82] Of these, 31.58% was consumed by fishing vessels, 14.73% was used by SEV for electricity production, 23.23% was consumed in air, sea or land transport, 9.6% was used in the industry, and the rest was used by public or private buildings.[83]

Oil and gas exploration has been taking place around the Faroe Islands since 2001, with the expectation that significant oil reserves will be found.[84]

There are coal reserves on Suðuroy, which were considered for energy production.[16] The reserves are between 10 and 15 million tonnes and they could replace oil in the Sund power-station for 100 years.[16][43]

Government energy policy Edit

The Faroe Islands have set a goal of producing their entire electrical energy needs from renewable energy sources by 2030.[40][85] Since energy consumption has been rising steadily during the last few decades,[5] the Ministry of Trade and Industry has conducted a study for the future development of electricity production projects.[16] Apart from the development of new hydropower plants and wind farms, the study proposes the investigation of the possibility to produce electricity from LNG and biogas.[16] The University of the Faroe Islands has undertaken research into the feasibility of tidal power at several sites which have a high energy potential,[86] leading the Ministry of Trade and Industry to consider tidal power as a possibility.[16] The privatisation of electricity production was not promoted, although consideration was given to introducing competition and transparency into electricity production.[16][43]

See also Edit

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Energy in the Faroe Islands is produced primarily from imported fossil fuels with further contributions from hydro and wind power Oil products are the main energy source mainly consumed by fishing vessels and sea transport Electricity is produced by oil hydropower and wind farms mainly by SEV which is owned by all the municipalities of the Faroe Islands 1 The Faroe Islands are not connected by power lines with continental Europe and thus the archipelago cannot import or export electricity Contents 1 Overview 2 Electricity 2 1 Windpower and batteries 2 2 Plans 2 3 Transmission 2 4 Consumption 2 5 Self contained islands 2 6 Statistics 3 Oil consumption 4 Government energy policy 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksOverview EditPer capita annual consumption of primary energy in the Faroe Islands was 67 MWh in 2011 almost 60 above the comparable consumption in continental Denmark 2 3 Electricity Edit nbsp The 13 MW Vagsverkid SEV oil powerplant in Vagur 2013 After taking a dip in the early 1990s the electricity production in the Faroe Islands has steadily been on the rise since then going from 174 GWh in 1995 to 434 GWh in 2022 mostly from oil and hydropower 4 5 The energy sector employed 154 people or 0 6 of the islands total workforce as of November 2015 6 The islands have 4 diesel plants around 100 MW 7 8 9 10 and supplying district heating 11 6 hydroelectric plants at 37 MW 12 13 and 43 MW in several wind power plants with a capacity factor above 40 14 In 2022 the main grid had 50 days where more than 80 of the power was renewable 4 The municipality owned company SEV is the main electricity supplier in the Faroe Islands with 90 of the total production and private producers supplying the rest 15 16 4 Windpower and batteries Edit nbsp The 12 MW Husahagi wind farm in 2019Wind power was introduced in 1993 producing as little as 423 MWh at first but rising to 90 GWh by 2022 4 In 2014 the DKK 180 million 12 MW Husahagi wind farm with Enercon 900 kW turbines 17 became operational near Torshavn and increased wind capacity from 6 6 to 18 6MW this decreased oil consumption by 8 000 ton approximately 4M per year 14 Adjacent to Husahagi is the 25 MW Gellingakletti wind farm with 6 Vestas 4 2 MW V117 wind turbines which started in December 2022 producing 100 GWh year 18 19 at DKK 0 218 per kWh 20 The difference between supply and demand was a source of conflict 21 22 Also adjacent to Husahagi and Gellingakletti is the Flatnahagan wind farm with 6 Enercon turbines scheduled at 66 GWh per year when ready 23 19 A 2 million 2 3MW 24 700kWh lithium ion battery at Husahagi 25 26 became operational in 2016 stabilizing the wind power output 27 28 and a further 12 5 MWh battery with a 15 MVAr syncron compensator is underway at the Sund powerplant 29 19 Wind power is expected to save consumers DKK 57 million 30 Plans Edit Six Enercon E82 3MW wind turbines 18MW combined are to be installed at Eidi at a cost of DKK 0 239 per kWh 31 32 Planners also consider converting the existing hydropower 33 to pumped storage hydroelectricity 17 as rain and wind are high in winter and low in summer 34 Tidal power 35 36 offshore wind power 37 38 and thermal energy storage solutions are also being considered 39 as the islands have a goal of 100 green electricity production by 2030 17 40 41 This occasionally happens when rain and wind matches demand and the diesel power plants are turned off 42 Transmission Edit The main electricity grid on the Faroe Islands 43 has the highest voltage of 60 kiloVolt of which there is 90 km overhead wire and 6 km cable 44 45 46 The 20kV system is 460 km and reaches most towns in the main islands 47 whereas the 10 kV system covers the connected outlying islands and Torshavn 48 49 Due to extreme weather conditions and its lack of interconnections the Faroe Islands experience one to three total blackouts annually a ratio higher than that of continental Europe 50 Most of the powerlines have therefore been buried underground as cables for better protection improving grid stability 51 52 When SEV detects grid issues automatic demand response at large consumers reduce consumption to increase grid stability 53 Consumption Edit Demand and thus production is up to 55 MW in 2019 record was 62 MW in November 2019 13 up from 40 MW at daytime peak previously nighttime low is 15 MW 54 There are several 50 kW electric vehicle charging stations on the islands and a few 150 kW chargers 55 56 57 58 Self contained islands Edit nbsp The 3 3 MW hydro Botnur power plant on Suduroy was built in 1921 External image nbsp Sumba solar diagramsSuduroy has its own grid 43 with 20 47 and 10 kV 48 This grid is powered by the 13 MW diesel at Vagur 59 60 the 2 MW diesel at Trongisvagur 61 6 3 MW wind at Porkeri and the 3 3 MW hydro Botnur power plant The Faroe Islands first solar park was installed with 250 kW capacity in Sumba in late 2019 expected to produce 160 MWh year i e a capacity factor of 7 3 and equivalent to 35 tons of oil from diffuse light for 1 000 hours per year mainly in the summer when rain and wind are low 62 63 64 65 For the month of January 2020 the solar plant produced 672 kWh 66 and 35 8 MWh in June 2023 67 Seven Enercon wind turbines at a combined 6 3 MW were installed at Porkeri Mountains in 2020 68 Production is expected to be 20 GWh per year reducing oil consumption by 4 300 tonnes 69 70 For the month of October 2022 the wind turbines supplied 60 of the power Combined with the Botni hydroplant they supplied 84 while the oil motors supplied the remaining 16 71 In 2022 the Suduroy grid had 56 days with 100 renewable power 4 A syncron compensator started in late 2022 and 6 25 MW 7 5 MWh grid battery started in early 2023 increasing grid stability and utilisation of wind turbines 72 73 Like Suduroy the islands of Fugloy Hestur Mykines Skuvoy and Stora Dimun are also not part of the main grid or connected to other islands They are each electrified through their own separate fossil fuel powerplants 43 50 Statistics Edit External image nbsp Diagrams of grid productionIn 2020 SEV spent DKK 165 million on fuel oil 74 In 2018 the main electricity was 352 GWh with 51 2 from oil engines 30 7 from hydropower and 18 1 from wind 75 76 9 41 In 2014 50 8 of the electricity production of SEV in the Faroe Islands came from green energy like hydro mostly Eidi and Vestmanna 43 and wind while 49 2 was produced by the thermal power plants which was 12 4 less than in 2013 77 fossil fuel 49 2 hydro 39 5 wind 11 3 2014 Total annual production 305 4 GWh 2014 of which the production of thermal hydropower and wind power was Thermal 150 2 GWh Hydropower 120 7 GWh Wind 34 5 GWhThe main source is imported oil costing DKK 0 70 0 80 per KWh Wind power costs DKK 0 52 kWh as most of it will go unused until pumped storage is installed to store it If all wind power is then used it would cost DKK 0 23 kWh 22 Power prices increased from 0 64 per kWh in 2007 to DKK 1 31 per kWh in 2019 78 79 Oil consumption Edit nbsp Fishing vessels are the main consumer of oil in the Faroe Islands Oil consumption peaked at over 300 000 tonnes in 2020 at a value of DKK 1 billion 80 Of this 30 was for fishing vessels 81 In 2014 217 547 tonnes of oil products were consumed in the Faroe Islands 82 Of these 31 58 was consumed by fishing vessels 14 73 was used by SEV for electricity production 23 23 was consumed in air sea or land transport 9 6 was used in the industry and the rest was used by public or private buildings 83 Oil and gas exploration has been taking place around the Faroe Islands since 2001 with the expectation that significant oil reserves will be found 84 There are coal reserves on Suduroy which were considered for energy production 16 The reserves are between 10 and 15 million tonnes and they could replace oil in the Sund power station for 100 years 16 43 Government energy policy EditThe Faroe Islands have set a goal of producing their entire electrical energy needs from renewable energy sources by 2030 40 85 Since energy consumption has been rising steadily during the last few decades 5 the Ministry of Trade and Industry has conducted a study for the future development of electricity production projects 16 Apart from the development of new hydropower plants and wind farms the study proposes the investigation of the possibility to produce electricity from LNG and biogas 16 The University of the Faroe Islands has undertaken research into the feasibility of tidal power at several sites which have a high energy potential 86 leading the Ministry of Trade and Industry to consider tidal power as a possibility 16 The privatisation of electricity production was not promoted although consideration was given to introducing competition and transparency into electricity production 16 43 See also Edit nbsp Energy portal nbsp Faroe Islands portalEconomy of the Faroe IslandsReferences Edit Djurhuus Hogni Mohr Bjarni 17 October 2016 Ikki umrott malid Kringvarp Foroya Retrieved 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the summer period diagram Tidal Energy on the Horizon Tidal energy project www sev fo 2019 08 22 Foroya fyrsta sjovindmyllulund www sev fo 16 September 2020 Archived from the original on 20 September 2020 Offshore wind power www sev fo Archived from the original on 1 February 2021 2025 Jannicke Nilsen 27 November 2015 ENERGYNEST THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE TES Teknisk Ukeblad a b 100by2030 SEV Retrieved 1 March 2017 a b Trondheim Helma Maria Niclasen Barur A Nielsen Terji Silva Filipe Faria Da Bak Claus Leth 2021 100 Sustainable Electricity in the Faroe Islands Expansion Planning Through Economic Optimization IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy 8 23 34 doi 10 1109 OAJPE 2021 3051917 The generation capacity is 102 MW of thermal power using fuel oil FO and gas oil GO 41 MW of hydro power HP with reservoirs 18 MW of wind power WP 0 25 MW of photovoltaic PV power and 1 5 MW of biogas BG power 42 MW of new WP and a pilot project with 0 2 MW of tidal power TP are committed The generation 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