Step forward for UK’s first floating wind farm
The UK’s first floating wind farm is a step closer to becoming a reality after the Crown Estate granted a lease to Statoil to develop the next phase of its Hywind project. The Crown Estate manages most...
View ArticleWorld’s first floating wind farm powers up in Scotland
The world’s first floating wind farm has started generating power off the coast of Scotland. The 30MW Hywind wind farm is now delivering electricity to the Scottish grid. The five giant turbines,...
View ArticleStatoil and Masdar to explore offshore wind storage
Statoil and Masdar have joined forces to explore the potential of battery storage solution at a wind farm in Scotland. They have signed a collaborative agreement to analyse data from ‘Batwind’ – the...
View ArticleBattery storage at Scottish floating wind farm launched
A battery storage unit has been installed at the world’s first floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. Equinor – formerly Statoil – and Masdar launched the Batwind battery at the 30MW Hywind wind...
View ArticleCould floating wind turbines power Equinor’s oil fields?
Norwegian company Equinor is considering building a floating offshore wind farm to power oil fields in the North Sea. It is exploring the possibilities of directly connecting the wind farm to the...
View ArticleEquinor to pursue floating wind projects in South Korea
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has joined forced with Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) to jointly explore floating wind opportunities. They have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to...
View ArticleDanish energy trading firm inks PPA with world’s first floating wind farm
Danish energy trading company Danske Commodities has signed a deal to buy electricity from the world’s first floating wind farm in Scotland. Under the power purchase agreement (PAA), Hywind Scotland...
View ArticleHywind floating offshore wind data to be shared with renewables sector
Equinor and Masdar have partnered with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to share operational data from the world’s first floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. Supply chain businesses and...
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