NorSea Group has struck a deal with Statoil for the use of its Strodbase in Norway to assemble the world’s first floating windfarm off the coast of Aberdeenshire.
The contract, which is worth up to NOK70million, will begin next month.
Statoil hopes to install five huge turbines in the water up to 360ft deep by 2017.
The base will be used to assemble the five full-scale wind turbines and includes the construction of foundations, unloading of 20 wind turbine sections and all associated components,
establishment of mooring area for substructures, indoor storage facilities and inspection of the fully installed wind turbines.
NorSea Group will also be responsible for board for 80 people during the main phase of the project from January until the end of June next year
Chief executive John Stangeland said: “NSG is very grateful and proud to have been awarded this crucial contract from Statoil. We want to be a preferred supplier of integrated services to the
supplier industry and wind farm owners in the offshore wind market.
“This contract will therefore be a key step in our strategy of offering cost-effective solutions to the renewable energy market.”
The wind farm will have a capacity totalling 30MW when it is fully established off the eastern coast of Scotland.
Each wind turbine will have a total height of 170metres, with turbine blades of 77 metres.
Last month, Statoil said the project could promise a jobs bonanza and create hundreds of jobs.
Earlier this month the company revealed an image of the first part of Norwegian Statoil’s substrcuture
The first part of Norwegian operator Statoil’s substructure for its Hywind project has begun to take shape.
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