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Released July 06, 2017 | GALWAY, IRELAND
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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--Turbines destined for one of the largest floating offshore windfarms have been installed on their floating foundations in Stord, Norway.
Newly formed company Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (Zamudio, Spain) has confirmed that the five 6-megawatt (MW) turbines for the 30-MW Hywind Scotland project have been installed in the deep fjord near Stord and will now be towed across the North Sea to Scottish waters. They will finally be moored at Buchan Deep, 25 kilometres (km) offshore of Peterhead, Scotland, in water depths ranging between 90 and 120 metres. The five SWT-6.0-154 direct-drive offshore wind turbines will be capable of generating enough power for nearly 20,000 households when the facility is commissioned later this year.
The contract was awarded at the close of 2015 by Norway's oil and gas giant, Statoil ASA (NYSE:STO) (Stavangar, Norway), as part of an overall investment totalling $231 million. Industrial Info reported on Statoil's decision to go ahead with the groundbreaking project earlier that year. For additional information, see November 10, 2015, article - World's First Floating Windfarm Gets Funding.
"Siemens Gamesa views the floating wind farm market area the same way as we did with offshore wind farms in the early beginning: it is a very interesting area that is initially a niche market," said Michael Hannibal, chief executive officer of Offshore at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. "This niche may, however, develop over time into a large market. It is a niche in which we would like to build a strong position for this reason."
The floating turbines are ballast-stabilised and anchored to the seabed with mooring lines. The project will cover about four square kilometres, at a water depth of 90-120 metres--more than double the water depth that traditional offshore windfarms can be located in. The average wind speed in this area of the North Sea is about 10 meters per second. The Hywind floating turbine has been successfully demonstrated off the coast of Norway since 2009.
Last month, Industrial Info reported that floating offshore wind projects have "come of age" with several projects representing hundreds of megawatts (MW) of power now under way. For additional information, see June 14, 2017, article - Floating Offshore Windfarms 'Come of Age'.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, five offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Our European headquarters are located in Galway, Ireland. Follow IIR Europe on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn For more information on our European coverage send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.eu or visit us online at Industrial Info Europe.
Newly formed company Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (Zamudio, Spain) has confirmed that the five 6-megawatt (MW) turbines for the 30-MW Hywind Scotland project have been installed in the deep fjord near Stord and will now be towed across the North Sea to Scottish waters. They will finally be moored at Buchan Deep, 25 kilometres (km) offshore of Peterhead, Scotland, in water depths ranging between 90 and 120 metres. The five SWT-6.0-154 direct-drive offshore wind turbines will be capable of generating enough power for nearly 20,000 households when the facility is commissioned later this year.
The contract was awarded at the close of 2015 by Norway's oil and gas giant, Statoil ASA (NYSE:STO) (Stavangar, Norway), as part of an overall investment totalling $231 million. Industrial Info reported on Statoil's decision to go ahead with the groundbreaking project earlier that year. For additional information, see November 10, 2015, article - World's First Floating Windfarm Gets Funding.
"Siemens Gamesa views the floating wind farm market area the same way as we did with offshore wind farms in the early beginning: it is a very interesting area that is initially a niche market," said Michael Hannibal, chief executive officer of Offshore at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. "This niche may, however, develop over time into a large market. It is a niche in which we would like to build a strong position for this reason."
The floating turbines are ballast-stabilised and anchored to the seabed with mooring lines. The project will cover about four square kilometres, at a water depth of 90-120 metres--more than double the water depth that traditional offshore windfarms can be located in. The average wind speed in this area of the North Sea is about 10 meters per second. The Hywind floating turbine has been successfully demonstrated off the coast of Norway since 2009.
Last month, Industrial Info reported that floating offshore wind projects have "come of age" with several projects representing hundreds of megawatts (MW) of power now under way. For additional information, see June 14, 2017, article - Floating Offshore Windfarms 'Come of Age'.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, five offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Our European headquarters are located in Galway, Ireland. Follow IIR Europe on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn For more information on our European coverage send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.eu or visit us online at Industrial Info Europe.
