Statoil Commissions Hywind Scotland, the World's First Floating Wind Farm
CONFIRMÉCONFIANCE 88 %WindEurope's[2] history timeline and Equinor (then Statoil) both date Hywind Scotland's commissioning to October 18, 2017.
Statoil switched on Hywind Scotland, five 6-megawatt turbines on floating spar-buoy foundations moored 25 kilometres off Peterhead, as the first floating wind farm in the world. The 30-megawatt pilot park proved floating turbines could operate commercially in deep, harsh North Sea waters.
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