Hywind Scotland

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 6 MW 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]

Hywind Scotland
CountryScotland, United Kingdom
LocationScotland, Grampian
Coordinates57°29′N 01°21′W
StatusOperational
Construction began2016
Commission dateOctober 2017
Construction costNOK2 billion (£152m)
Owner(s)Equinor (75%)
Masdar (25%)
Operator(s)Hywind (Scotland) Limited
Wind farm
TypeOffshore
Max. water depth95–120 m (312–394 ft)
Distance from shore25 km (16 mi)
Hub height101 m (331 ft)
Rotor diameter154 m (505 ft)
Rated wind speed10.1 m/s (36 km/h)
Site area15 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Power generation
Units operational5 x 6 MW
Make and modelSiemens Wind Power SWT-6.0-154
Nameplate capacity30 MW

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 anchors hold each turbine.[8] Hywind Scotland was commissioned in October 2017.[9][10][11]

In its first two years of operation the facility has averaged a capacity factor in excess of 50%.[12][13]

See also

References
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  10. "Floating wind farm to be installed off Peterhead". BBC News. 2 November 2015.
  11. "Hywind Scotland Pilot Park Offshore Wind Farm". 4COffshore.
  12. "Equinor and ORE Catapult collaborating to share Hywind Scotland operational data - equinor.com". www.equinor.com. 28 November 2019.
  13. "UK offshore wind capacity factors". energynumbers.info. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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