- The world’s largest floating wind farm in Norway generates power.
- The floating wind farm has a total capacity of 60MW.
First power has been produced at what is claimed to be the world’s largest floating wind farm in Norway.
The Norwegian energy company Equinor reported that the first turbine located at Hywind Tampen generated electricity for the first time on 13th November 2022.
Power from the wind turbine was delivered to the Gullfaks-A platform in the North Sea.
The floating wind farm, which will have a total capacity of 60MW, is expected to meet around 35% of the electricity demand of the Gullfaks and Snorre oil and gas fields and help cut emissions from the fields by around 200,000 tonnes annually.
Seven of the 11 turbines are scheduled to come online later this year, while the final four turbines will be installed on the field in 2023.