Siemens Gamesa will supply the turbines for the largest project in the world, the first to supply energy to oil platforms

Giant step in floating offshore wind

The Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm, located in Norway, will be the largest in the world, with a total capacity of 88 MW and equipped with 11 SG 8.0-167 DD model wind turbines.

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The close collaboration between Siemens Games and the Norwegian company Equinor has made it possible to advance the development of floating wind power and thus expand the areas suitable for installing marine turbines.

 

The largest floating offshore wind farm in the world will be in Norway and will have 11 wind turbines Siemens Games SG 8.0-167 DD. Hywind Tampen, scheduled to be commissioned by the end of 2022, will also be the first floating marine park to supply power to oil and gas platforms at sea.

 

“The close collaboration with Equinor has placed us at the forefront of this innovative technology, which allows us to unlock the vast potential of the offshore industry by being able to install the turbines in deeper waters,” he highlighted. Andreas Nauen, CEO of Siemens Gamesa's Offshore business, during the ceremony for the signing of this order.

 

El park Hywind Tampen, with a capacity of 88 MW, will be located about 140 kilometers from the coast - in waters with a depth of between 260 and 300 meters -, near oil and gas platforms. Snorre and Gullfaks, to which it will supply energy. Once operational, this park will be able to satisfy 35% of the annual energy demand of both platforms, which will reduce dependence on the use of gas turbines, thus avoiding the emission of more than 200.000 tons of CO2 per year (equivalent to those issued per 100.000 cars).

 

 

This project, which will be the first to supply energy to oil platforms, will avoid the emission of more than 200.000 tons of CO2 per year

 

 

The floating foundations of the project Hywind They will be stabilized by a ballast system and anchored to the seabed through mooring lines.

 

Siemens Gamesa and Equinor They began their collaboration in 2009, with the development of the project Hywind Demo, the world's first floating offshore turbine, installed in Norway. Following the success of the initiative, the next step culminated in 2017 with the launch in Scotland of the first commercial-scale floating offshore park, with 30 MW, which is currently the largest in the world. Hywind Scotland has been a resounding success and has become the offshore park with the highest capacity factor in the world. United Kingdom. Now with Hywind Tampen, the floating offshore wind segment takes a giant step forward.

 

The offshore industry already has a strong presence in Europe, with 18,5 GW installed and a strong potential of more than 100 GW by 2030. Floating wind could cover 10% of this market, supplying energy to around 12 million homes by 2030.