Equinor Taps DEME for Hywind Tampen Foundations Study

DEME Offshore has signed an agreement with Equinor to carry out a study examining potential floating concrete substructures for the planned Hywind Tampen floating wind farm in the Norwegian North Sea.

The agreement was signed early December 2018 with a five-month duration, and the study is a part of the engineering works before the final investment decision.

The scope of the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract is to mature and optimise the design and construction methodology for eleven concrete substructures including secondary steel outfitting, mooring arrangement, and project executing strategy.

The 88MW Hywind Tampen is expected to be the world’s first offshore wind farm powering existing oil platforms. The wind farm will consist of eleven 8MW turbines which will meet about 35% of the annual power demand of the Snorre and Gullfaks oil and gas platforms.

“At DEME Offshore we are confident that floating wind energy has the potential to play a key role in the future energy mix,” Bart De Poorter, General Manager DEME Offshore, said.

”With our vast track record in providing innovative solutions for the offshore energy market and our extensive EPCI experience in major offshore wind projects, we aim to be at the forefront of this emerging industry. The Hywind Tampen project is considered to be a milestone for the floating offshore wind industry and we are excited to be involved in this challenging project to further broaden our technological capabilities.”

Equinor is the developer and operator of the world’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm – the 30MW Hywind Scotland.