Transforming offshore experience into floating wind expertise

Page date: Published 24 Jun 2024; updated 30 Sep 2026. 2 min read.

The article accompanies a film featuring DNV and Equinor on how offshore oil-and-gas and maritime experience can contribute to floating offshore wind. DNV engineer Anne Lene Haukanes Hopstad describes moving from offshore pipelines into renewable energy, and argues that oil-and-gas technology development is relevant to floating wind. DNV’s Magnus Ebbeson says companies from maritime, fixed-bottom wind and oil-and-gas sectors are entering the floating-wind industry.

Equinor is described as having nearly 20 years of floating-wind experience. The article calls Hywind Scotland the world’s first floating wind farm and says it powers about 20,000 Scottish homes; Equinor’s Leif Delp is quoted saying it exceeded expectations. Hywind Tampen is described as the largest floating wind farm and as built to supply offshore oil-and-gas installations. These project descriptions reflect the article; no operational data is supplied here. Related links: Energy; Offshore wind; DNV; Equinor.