Hywind Scotland

Hywind Scotland
Country Scotland, United Kingdom
Location Scotland, Grampian
Coordinates 57°29′N 01°21′W / 57.483°N 1.350°W / 57.483; -1.350Coordinates: 57°29′N 01°21′W / 57.483°N 1.350°W / 57.483; -1.350
Status Operational
Construction began 2016
Commission date October 2017
Construction cost NOK2 billion (£152m)
Owner(s) Equinor (75%)
Masdar (25%)
Operator(s) Hywind (Scotland) Limited
Wind farm
Type Offshore
Site area 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Max. water depth 95–120 m (312–394 ft)
Distance from shore 25 km (16 mi)
Hub height 101 m (331 ft)
Rotor diameter 154 m (505 ft)
Rated wind speed 10.1 m/s (36 km/h)
Power generation
Units operational 5 x 6 MW
Make and model Siemens Wind Power SWT-6.0-154
Nameplate capacity 30 MW

Hywind Scotland is the world's first commercial wind farm using floating wind turbines, situated 29 kilometres (18 mi) off Peterhead, Scotland. The farm has five Hywind floating turbines with a total capacity of 30 MW.[1] It is operated by Hywind (Scotland) Limited, a joint venture of Equinor (75%) and Masdar (25%).[2]

Equinor (then: Statoil) launched the world's first operational deep-water floating large-capacity wind turbine, Hywind, in 2009.[3] The 120 metres (390 ft) tall tower with a 2.3 MW turbine was towed 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) offshore into the Amoy Fjord in 220 metres (720 ft) deep water, off of Stavanger, Norway on 9 June 2009 for a two-year test run.[4]

In 2015, the company received permission to install the wind farm in Scotland. Manufacturing for the NOK2 billion (£152m) project started in 2016 in Spain, Norway and Scotland. The turbines were assembled at Stord in Norway in summer 2017 using the Saipem 7000 floating crane, and the finished turbines were moved to near Peterhead.[5][6][7] Three suction cup anchors hold each turbine.[8]Hywind Scotland was commissioned in October 2017.[9][10][11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hill, Joshua S. (2018-02-16). "Hywind Scotland, World's First Floating Wind Farm, Performing Better Than Expected". CleanTechnica. Sustainable Enterprises Media, Inc. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Masdar joint venture Hywind Scotland surpasses targets". The Gulf Today. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  3. ↑ Ramsey Cox (February–March 2010). "Water Power + Wind Power = Win!". Mother Earth News. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  4. ↑ Patel, Prachi (2009-06-22). "Floating Wind Turbines to Be Tested". IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  5. ↑ "Nå starter monteringen av Statoils flytende vindmøller". SYSLA. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Gigant-moduler til verdens første flytende vindpark har ankommet Stordbase". Teknisk Ukeblad. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Floating turbines deliver first electricity". BBC News. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Jannicke Nilsen. "Sjekk dimensjonene: Disse kjettingene skal feste Statoils flytende vindmølle til havbunnen". Teknisk Ukeblad. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  9. ↑ http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/business/business-energy/statoil-pilot-floating-wind-farm-6749984
  10. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-34694463
  11. ↑ http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/hywind-scotland-pilot-park-united-kingdom-uk76.html
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