24 August 2023
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2023-08-24 10:19
Norway inaugurated the world's biggest floating wind park in the North Sea on Wednesday, an emerging technology considered promising for the transition from fossil fuels to green energy.
The Hywind Tampen field is made up of 11 turbines producing up to 8.6 megawatts each, providing five neighbouring oil-and-gas platforms with about 35 percent of their energy needs.
Unlike offshore wind turbines that are fixed to the seabed, floating turbines are, as their name suggests, mounted on a floating structure anchored to the seabed.
This makes it possible for them to be installed in deeper waters and further from the coast, where winds are more consistent and stronger. The construction of Hywind Tampen, in depths between 260 and 300 metres, cost about 691 million USD.