Equinor, partners get green light for Hywind Tampen development
April 8, 2020
Equinor and its partners in the Snorre and Gullfaks developments received approval from Norwegian authorities for plans submitted in October 2019 for the development and operation of the Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm project in the Norwegian North Sea.
Equinor and its partners in the Snorre and Gullfaks developments received approval from Norwegian authorities for plans submitted in October 2019 for the development and operation of the Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm project in the Norwegian North Sea (OGJ Online, Oct. 11, 2019).
The oil and gas platforms at these projects will be the first ever powered by a floating offshore wind farm. The wind farm will lie 140 km offshore in 260-300 m of water between the Snorre and Gullfaks platforms and will consist of 11 wind turbines based on the Equinor’s Hywind technology. The 8-Mw turbines will have a total capacity of 88 Mw, capable of meeting about 35% of the annual power demand of the five Snorre A and B and Gullfaks A, B, and C platforms. Reducing the use of gas turbines on the fields helps cut carbon dioxide emissions by more than 200,000 tonnes/year, the company said.
Operated from Equinor’s offices in Bergen, Hywind Tampen is scheduled for start-up at the end of 2022.
