Equinor plans to open up two areas for floating offshore wind farms this autumn , according to Energy Minister Terje Søviknes . In total, two areas that are particularly suitable for offshore wind have been identified, Energy said. Any power produced from the first four projects will be used to power existing oil and gas platforms and will not enter the grid, said the minister, who also suggested Equinor would develop the projects. Equinor is the owner, together with Masdar, developer and operator of the world’s first commercial floating wind farm, the 30MW Hywind Scotland. "Results from Equinor ’s Hywind [offshore] project are very encouraging, and a Norwegian floating wind farm would reinforce our position in this market,” said Søviknes .
Equinor plans to open up two areas for floating offshore wind farms this autumn , according to Energy Minister Terje Søviknes . In total, two areas that are particularly suitable for offshore wind have been identified, Energy said. Any power produced from the first four projects will be used to power existing oil and gas platforms and will not enter the grid, said the minister, who also suggested Equinor would develop the projects. "Results from Equinor ’s Hywind [offshore] project are very encouraging, and a Norwegian floating wind farm would reinforce our position in this market,” said Søviknes .