.jpg)
The
first of the five Siemens
SWT-6.0-154
wind turbines for the
Hywind
Scotland pilot park has arrived
off the coast of Scotland after in left Stord, Norway on 18th July.
The turbine is 253m tall, weighs approximately 12,000 tonnes, with a rotor
diameter of 154m. The remaining turbines will also be towed across the
North Sea the the project site. Towing is being executed using Solstad
Shipping's anchor handling tug supply vessels
Normand Rangerand
Normand Drott.
All five turbines were assembled outside Stord, Norway this summer using
heavy lift vessel
Saipem
7000. Upon
arrival the work to install anchor lines and perform hook-up, an operation
that takes 2-3 days for each turbine, will begin immediately. Turbine installation
is scheduled to be finished by end of August.
Hywind consists of a turbine placed on top of a ballasted steel cylinder.
The floating turbine unit is fastened to the seabed by three mooring lines.
The project is being developed by Statoil which aims to demonstrate the
feasibility of future commercial floating offshore wind farms in deepwater
sites with optimal wind conditions. The array will cover an area of about
4.2km² and is expected to
provide renewable energy to 20,000 households
annually.
For more information, please follow the links provided. Alternatively,
please click
here to view the project on our interactive
map.