Name of the Project
Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind park.
Location
The project will be located in the Snorre and Gullfaks fields, in the Tampen area, in the northern North Sea, Norway.
Client
Equinor.
Project Description
Hywind Tampen could become the world’s first project to use wind turbines for electrification of oil and gas installations, with the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from the five oil and gas platforms at the Snorre and Gullfaks fields estimated at more than 200 000 t/y.
With a combined capacity of 88 MW, the eight MW turbines will meet about 35 % of the yearly power demand of the five platforms.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Value
The preliminary capital and development expenditures for the project are estimated at about NKr5-billion.
Duration
The project is expected to come on line in 2020.
Latest Developments
Gulen Industrial Harbour, in Sogn og Fjordane county, in Norway, has been awarded
the contract for assembly site for the floating Hywind Tampen wind turbines before they are transported to the field in the North Sea.
No work will start on the project before an investment decision has been made.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Gulen Industrial Harbour (assembly site for the floating wind turbines).
On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.
Contact Details for Project Information
Equinor, tel +47 51 99 00 00.