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  • Scana Offshore Joins Kvaerner at Hywind Tampen Floating Wind Project

    17 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Kvaerner ASA has awarded Scana Offshore with a contract for the supply of mooring equipment for the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind project in Norway. Scana Offshore will deliver 33 hull brackets, used to attach anchoring lines to the hulls on the project’s 11 turbines, and will provide ROV tools for possible replacement of the […]

  • Ampelmann’s Gangways for World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm

    21 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch offshore access provider, Ampelmann, has revealed that the company will deploy a second E1000 gangway to assist with the construction of Equinor’s Hywind Tampen, the first commercial floating wind farm in Norway. An E1000 gangway was fitted to the offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) Siem Barracuda in early December and within the next […]

  • Equinor and Partners Hand In Hywind Tampen Development Plans

    16 October 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and the Snorre and Gullfaks partners have submitted updated development plans to the Norwegian government for the Hywind Tampen floating wind farm. The Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm will consist of 11 8MW wind turbines located some 140 kilometres from shore in 260-300 metres of water between the Snorre and Gullfaks oil and gas platforms. Equinor and […]

  • Equinor Taps DEME for Hywind Tampen Foundations Study

    26 April 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore has signed an agreement with Equinor to carry out a study examining potential floating concrete substructures for the planned Hywind Tampen floating wind farm in the Norwegian North Sea. The agreement was signed early December 2018 with a five-month duration, and the study is a part of the engineering works before the final investment […]

  • First Power Flows from World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    14 November 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    First power has been produced from the first turbine at Equinor’s Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The power from the first turbine, which was installed in June, was delivered to the Gullfaks A platform in the North Sea on 13 November. The Hywind Tampen floating offshore […]

  • Equinor Talks Norwegian Floating Offshore Wind

    2 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Equinor has met with the supplier industry in Norway to discuss cost-effective solutions for floating offshore wind farms on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Equinor got together with Global Center of Expertise (GCE) NODE companies in Agder to talk about finding cost-optimal solutions related to designing floating foundations for turbines in the 10-15MW range. Additionally, the meetings were […]

  • Global Maritime Joins Hywind Tampen Floating Wind Project

    26 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has awarded the offshore and engineering consultancy, Global Maritime, with a contract to provide Marine Warranty Survey services for the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind project in the Norwegian North Sea. The project is still awaiting PUD approval but the intention is to start soon with the main offshore campaigns planned for 2022, Global […]

  • Haizea Working on Final Batch of 8-Metre-Diameter Towers for Hywind Tampen

    29 April 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    After sending off the first tower sections for the Hywind Tampen wind turbines from its Bilbao factory at the beginning of March, Haizea Wind Group is nearing completion of its part of the project with eight towers manufactured so far. The 8-metre-diameter towers, the world’s largest in this respect, will support the eleven Siemens Gamesa 8 […]

  • Kongsberg Joins Hywind Tampen Crew

    21 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract with Wood to supply positioning and monitoring equipment for the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm. Kongsberg will supply its DPS position reference system and Motion Reference Unit (MRU) for what will be the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm. The DPS exploits all available GNSS infrastructure to deliver […]

  • Granada Davit Cranes for World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    7 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Aker Solutions has awarded Granada Material Handling with a contract to supply eleven davit crane units for use at the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind project in Norway. The company will design, supply, third party certify and commission 11 individual crane units. Granada said that each of its Python crane units has been specifically designed […]

  • Foundations for World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm Under Tow – Gallery

    15 April 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The towing of 11 concrete SPAR-type floating foundations for the 88 MW Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm from Dommersnes to the assembly site in Gulen, Norway, has started. The concrete foundations will support the 11 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines. The wind turbines will be fully assembled at the Wergeland Base in Gulen prior […]

  • Concrete Hulls for World’s Largest Floating Wind Project Under Construction

    19 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Aker Solutions has begun the construction of concrete hulls that will carry the turbines at the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm in Norway. Aker began the concrete slip-forming in Stord this week, of which there will be a total of almost 1.2 kilometers. Hywind Tampen will comprise 11 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines installed […]

  • Support for Offshore Wind in New Jersey Drops, Industry Points to Effect of Misinformation

    30 August 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    The number of New Jersey residents who support offshore wind fell by more than 20 per cent since 2019, from 76 per cent four years ago to just over half (54 per cent) now, and the number of those opposing offshore wind has climbed from 15 per cent to 40 per cent since 2019. This […]

  • First Turbine Installed at World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    7 June 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 11 Siemens Gamesa 8.6 MW wind turbines that will make up Equinor’s Hywind Tampen floating wind farm has been installed at the construction site some 140 kilometres offshore the Norwegian coast. The turbine had sailed away last week from the Wergeland’s base in Gulen in western Norway where it was assembled. […]

  • Equinor Picks Hywind Tampen Turbine Assembly Venue

    5 February 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has contracted the Gulen Industrial Harbour in Norway to provide a turbine assembly site for the Hywind Tampen floating wind project. The Gulen Industrial Harbour will provide onshore and inshore areas for storage, assembly and commissioning of all the components for the turbines, as well as necessary infrastructure and facilities in the project period. According to Equinor, […]

  • World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm Entering Offshore Construction Phase

    25 March 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore construction on the 88 MW Hywind Tampen floating wind farm is set to start next week with the transport and installation of the suction anchors at the site located about 140 kilometres off the Norwegian coast, DOF Subsea said. The subsea AHTS vessel Skandi Skansen and the DOF Subsea team are currently preparing to […]

  • JDR Wins Hywind Tampen Cable Contract

    14 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    JDR Cable Systems has secured a contract with Equinor to provide inter-array and export cables for the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind project in Norway. JDR will design and manufacture eleven 66kV dynamic inter-array cables and two static export cables, each equipped with a JDR-designed breakaway system and a range of cable accessories for delivery […]

  • First Hywind Tampen Floating Wind Turbine Heads Offshore

    3 June 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 11 Siemens Gamesa 8.6 MW floating wind turbines has started its journey from the Wergeland Base in Gulen towards the installation site some 140 kilometres offshore the Norwegian coast. The wind turbines are being assembled at the Wergeland Base in Gulen in western Norway prior to being towed to the installation […]

  • Norwegians Pitch Hywind Tampen Floating Wind Project

    3 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and its partners in the Snorre and Gullfaks licences have secured a portion of funding necessary for the project to power these two oil and gas fields on the Norwegian continental shelf with floating offshore wind turbines. 

  • Subsea 7 Plants First Cables for Hywind Tampen Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    22 July 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Subsea 7 has laid the first subsea cables in the water for the 94.6 MW Hywind Tampen floating wind farm offshore Norway. JDR Cable System is in charge of supplying the electric cables for the project from its factory in Hartlepool, the UK, while Subsea 7 is responsible for the installation of the cables and […]

  • Hywind Tampen Partners Set Up Construction Dream Team

    31 October 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Hywind Tampen developers have signed contracts with Kværner, Siemens Gamesa, Subsea 7 and JDR Cable Systems for the construction of the floating offshore wind farm that will power the Gullfaks and Snorre oil & gas platforms in Norway. Under the contracts worth NOK 3.3 billion (EUR 322.5 million), Kværner will construct the substructures, Siemens Gamesa will deliver eleven […]

  • New Huisman Crane Ordered for Norwegian Harbour

    19 October 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    Wergeland Group and PSW Group have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Huisman for the delivery of a Skyhook quayside crane at the Gulen Industrial Harbour, Norway. The Skyhook crane has a lifting capacity of 2,600mt in regular configuration as well as a high lift mode with a super flyjib, facilitating the assembly of […]

  • DNV GL to Carry Out Hywind Tampen Verification Study

    1 April 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DNV GL is set to undertake a third-party verification study of Equinor’s Hywind Tampen floating wind farm in Norway, the world’s first expected to power oil platforms. The independent verification study will ensure that the wind turbines comply with the applicable codes and standards for floating offshore wind, DNV GL said. In addition, the study […]

  • WindEurope: Investments in New Offshore Wind Projects Slide in 2019

    7 April 2020
    Business & Finance

    EUR 6.1 billion was invested in four European offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of around 1.4 GW in 2019, marking the lowest amount invested and the capacity financed in a year since 2012, according to a report by WindEurope. The four wind farms that reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2019 are […]

  • Ocean Installer Lands Hywind Tampen Cable Installation Gig

    14 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for the installation of dynamic inter-array cables on the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm in Norway. The Norwegian company has been contracted to transport and install five 2.5-kilometre-long dynamic inter-array cables in water depths between 260 and 300 metres. These cables will connect existing turbines in the […]

  • Faulty Towers Set World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm Back

    13 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The 11-turbine Hywind Tampen, the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm under construction, will be completed in 2023 and not by the end of 2022 as initially planned, Equinor said. The first seven Siemens Gamesa 8.6 MW wind turbines will come on stream this year as planned. The final four will be installed next spring, […]