Equinor wind farm project is approved
Published by Sarah Smith,
Assistant Editor
Energy Global,
The Ministry of Petroleum and Industry has approved the plans for development and operation of the Hywind Tampen wind farm.
On 11 October 2019, Equinor and the Snorre and Gullfaks partners submitted two updated plans for development and operation to Norwegian authorities.
By reducing the use of gas turbines on the fields, the project will help reduce CO2 emissions by more than 200 000 tpy.
The Hywind Tampen investment will be close to NOK 5 billion. Norwegian authorities have granted funding of up to NOK 2.3 billion through Enova. The Business Sector’s NOx fund has decided to support the project by up to NOK 566 million.
According to a study made by Multiconsult, the Hywind Tampen project will create spinoff effects during the project’s life of 1550 to 3000 man-years for Norwegian trade and industry. Most of the spinoff effects will occur in the project’s development phase.
The wind farm will consist of 11 wind turbines based on the Hywind wind farm concept developed by Equinor. The 8 MW turbines will have a total capacity of 88 MW and meet about 35% of the annual power demand of the five platforms Snorre A and B and Gullfaks A, B and C. The wind farm will be located around 140 km from shore, between the Snorre and Gullfaks platforms, at a water depth of 260 to 300 m.
Operated from Equinor’s offices in Bergen, Norway, Hywind Tampen is scheduled for start-up at the end of 2022.
Read the article online at: https://www.energyglobal.com/wind/09042020/equinor-wind-farm-project-is-approved/
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