2. What is Hywind?
A standard offshore wind turbine placed on a ballasted
steel substructure and anchored to the seabed
• Simple substructure that enable mass production
• Suitable for harsh conditions
• Blade pitch control system for motion damping
3. Developing the Hywind Concept
• A Unique Concept
• Developed by Statoil
• Concept Verified
• High Performance
• Upscaling and park testing
• Cost Reductions
2009-
Demo: Concept Testing
2001-
Hywind: An idea
2017-
Pilot park: Worlds First
4. The Hywind Scotland pilot park
The world’s first floating offshore windmill park
• Installed capacity: 30 MW
• Powering ~20,000 UK homes
• Water depth: 95-120 m
• Investing around 200 M£
• 60-70% cost reduction from the
Hywind Demo project in Norway
• Export cable length: Ca. 30 km
• Operational base: Peterhead
• Avg. wind speed: 10.1 m/s
5. The journey of Hywind to Scotland
Substructure
Suction anchors
Assembly
Marine ops
Mating
Installation
6. Stord Base
Supply chain at Hywind Scotland
Multi contract strategy
Ø First floating wind park of its kind
Ø Learning the game
Ø Utilization of Statoil core competencies
Ø Growing appetite from suppliers
7. Floating offshore wind: Potential game-changer
2018
Batwind: Adding battery storage
Future markets
The future is floating…
2017
Hywind Scotland: World´s first