Gulen Industrial Harbour awarded construction works for 88 MW Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind project

Gulen Industrial Harbour in Sogn og Fjordane county has been awarded by Equinor the contract for assembly of the floating Hywind Tampen wind turbines before they are transported to the field in the North Sea.

Hywind Tampen could become the world’s first project to use wind turbines for electrification of oil and gas installations. Reduction of CO2 emissions from the five oil and gas platforms at the Snorre and Gullfaks fields is estimated at more than 200,000 tonnes per year. The project will be built in the Tampen area of the northern North Sea, situated between the Gullfaks and Snorre fields. The eleven 8 MW wind turbines ​are estimated to meet about 35% of the annual power demand of the five Snorre A and B, and Gullfaks A, B and C platforms.

The contractor shall provide onshore and inshore areas for storage, assembly and commissioning of all the components for the floating wind turbines, as well as necessary infrastructure and facilities in the project period. The floating wind turbines will be towed to the field where they will be anchored, connected and put into operation.

No work will commence prior to an investment decision for Hywind Tampen.