Equinor floating offshore-wind development
Published 30 June 2022; updated 30 September 2026; 3-minute read. The article describes Equinor’s floating offshore-wind work, noting that fixed foundations are limited to roughly 60 m water depth while floating foundations can reach deeper waters that contain much of the world’s offshore wind resource. Equinor commissioned Hywind Scotland in 2017, described as the first floating offshore wind farm, and also developed Hywind Tampen to supply power to North Sea oil and gas platforms.
Hywind Tampen’s figures on the page: 94.6 MW system capacity from 11 turbines rated at 8.6 MW each; it was said to cover about 35% of the platforms’ annual power demand and cut CO₂ emissions by about 200,000 tonnes per year. Equinor said substructure choice varies with local conditions. The article presents cost reductions as driven by project experience, scale/larger turbines, supply-chain competition, design optimisation and new materials.
Historical Equinor forecasts in the article estimate floating offshore-wind capacity at 10 GW by 2030 and 180 GW by 2050, with roughly 70 GW each in Europe and Asia-Pacific and 30 GW in North America. Markets named include South Korea, Japan, California, Scotland, France, Norway, Spain and Greece. Availability: available. Categories: offshore wind / development and presurvey; energy. Linked UN SDG: 7. Public contact: Beate Myking, SVP Renewables, bemy@equinor.com. Company: EQUINOR ASA, Forusbeen 50, 4035 Stavanger, Norway; equinor.com. No event listings or participation fees are displayed.
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