Competition or cooperation: How Scotland and Norway can learn from their floating wind sectors
As the world’s leaders in floating offshore wind, Scotland and Norway are well-positioned to learn from each other to bolster their respective industries.
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Wind growth requires new thinking on supply chain challenges
Solutions to some of these challenges are being developed and, in some cases, can be found in the smarter use of existing equipment and methodologies.
Aberdeen loses floating wind crown as Norway opens world’s largest project
Aberdeen’s floating wind crown has been passed to Norway today as the world’s largest project, Hywind Tampen, officially opens.
Second oilfield hooks into Equinor’s Hywind Tampen floating wind farm
Green energy is now flowing from the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm to a second oil and gas field.
WATCH: Mammoet shows turbine assembly for Equinor’s Hywind Tampen
Mammoet has shared footage of its efforts to support assembly of Equinor’s Hywind Tampen project, currently the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm.
New auctions, new vessels, new entrants – Westwood shares 2023 offshore wind themes
Research firm Westwood Global Energy Group has delivered its forecasts for the offshore wind market in the coming year.
Turbine installation at Equinor’s Hywind Tampen put on hold for winter
Equinor has pressed pause on the installation of the final few turbines for the Hywind Tampen project, a floating wind boss at the company has confirmed.
Equinor awards contracts for six platform supply vessels worth over £210 million
Six contracts have been awarded to five shipowners worth a total estimated value of over £210 million by Norwegian energy group Equinor (OSLO:EQNR).
First power from trailblazing Hywind Tampen project imminent, says Equinor
Equinor is close to first power from Hywind Tampen, the world’s first floating wind farm to power offshore oil and gas platforms.
Aberdeen’s Wood hails $230m business on other side of the North Sea
Aberdeen-headquartered Wood has hailed its $230 million business on the other side of the North Sea.
Equinor’s Trollvind project was born out of power necessity
Oil and gas accounts for 25% of CO2 emissions from Norway. Quite simply, if the industry doesn’t step up then the country cannot meet its climate targets.
Steel shortages delay Equinor’s Hywind Tampen to 2023
Equinor will only install seven of the 11 floating wind turbines planned for its Hywind Tampen project this year, as supply chain issues force commissioning to be pushed back.
First turbine arrives at Equinor’s Hywind Tampen floating wind project
The first of eleven turbines has now arrived at Equinor’s Hywind Tampen project off Norway, as installation begins in earnest.
INTOG among several Scottish opportunities being chewed over by Equinor, says North Sea offshore wind boss
The upcoming INTOG offshore wind round is among a raft of “different opportunities” Equinor (OSLO: EQNR) is chasing in Scotland.
First turbine assembled for Equinor’s Hywind Tampen project
The first of 11 turbines bound for Equinor's Hywind Tampen floating wind project in the Norwegian North Sea is now standing tall, ahead of installation later this year.
Floating wind ‘on the drawing board’ as means of powering Equinor’s Rosebank project
A floating offshore wind farm could be used to supply power to Equinor’s 300 million barrel Rosebank field.
Equinor to trial safe fishing within floating wind farm off coast of Aberdeenshire
Equinor has launched a study to better understand how fishers can safely operate around and within floating offshore wind farms.
Exclusive: Equinor becomes latest company to confirm ScotWind participation
Norwegian energy giant Equinor is the latest company to confirm its involvement in Scotland’s offshore wind leasing round.
CNOOC teases floating wind plan to ‘build a new energy business’ in UK
CNOOC has teased plans to electrify its North Sea platforms through floating wind and “build a new energy business” in the UK.
11 small Trolls: Stage one of Hywind Tampen foundations construction job completed
Stage one of construction of the Hywind Tampen concrete foundations was completed this week at Aker Solutions’ yard in Stord, Norway.
Decarbonising sector must be done together, says Aker Solutions chief
The scale of the challenges posed by the energy transition make tackling it a daunting prospect.
Equinor hopeful of bringing floating wind costs in line with fixed-bottom by 2030
A boss at Equinor has said the firm is hopeful of bringing floating offshore wind costs in line with those of bottom-fixed by the end of the decade.
Construction on Equinor’s Hywind Tampen project gets underway
Construction on what will be the world’s first floating offshore wind farm to power offshore oil and gas platforms has got underway.
Equinor gets green-light from authorities on Hywind Tampen project
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has received the go-ahead for its plans to build a floating wind farm able to power oil and gas installations in the Northern North Sea.
UK North Sea needs wind powered oil and gas platforms ‘as soon as possible’, Wheelhouse says
The UK needs to see floating wind projects power North Sea oil and gas installations “as soon as possible”, according to Scotland’s energy minister.