Equinor has let a contract to Wood to deliver modifications to two offshore installations in the Norwegian North Sea to connect electric power from floating wind turbines that form part of the Hywind Tampen development.
The Hywind Tampen project replaces energy generated by gas turbines with electricity from a floating wind park located between Snorre and Gullfaks fields, reducing emissions by more than 200,000 tonnes per year.
As part of the 3-year contract, Wood will provide topside modifications necessary for Snorre A and Gullfaks A platforms to integrate the Hywind floating wind park with existing systems powering the facilities. Work also includes equipment installation on the floating wind turbines and upgrades to the onshore control room in Bergen which will remotely operate the wind farm when it comes on stream, expected in late 2022.
Equinor and its partners in the Snorre and Gullfaks developments made a final investment decision for the offshore wind farm project in October (OGJ Online, Oct. 11, 2019).