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Statoil award Isleburn turbine anchor

By: Tom Russell 25/11/2015 Isleburn Image: Hywind (Statoil)

General Turbines Windfarms

Statoil has awarded Isleburn (the company) with a contract for the provision of the suction anchors to the world’s first floating wind farm, the Hywind pilot park offshore Peterhead in Aberdeenshire.

Isleburn stated that the unique floating wind park marks an important step forward for offshore wind technology, and could potentially open up new markets for renewable energy production worldwide.

The company will provide 15 suction anchors to the project which are expected to be delivered in the beginning of 2017. The contract will provide work both in the Highlands and in Aberdeen.

“Statoil is proud to develop the world’s first floating wind farm. We are pleased to develop this project in Scotland, with a huge wind resource and an experienced supply chain from oil and gas,” says Stephen Bull, Statoil’s senior vice president for Offshore Wind.

“We are very pleased with the contract awarded to Isleburn. The suction anchors represent important components in this innovative project. The Hywind pilot park confirms the UK and Scotland’s position at the forefront of developing offshore wind as a competitive new energy source,” Bull added.

Fergus Ewing, Scotland’s Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism, says: “Isleburn and Global Energy Group have used their experience from the oil and gas sector to be awarded this contract. We continue to work closely with Statoil to ensure that other Scottish companies can also benefit from this project and to learn lessons for the future. We want to position Scotland as a world leader in this area as we look to utilise floating wind technology to unlock the deeper offshore sites.”

Isleburn, manufacturers of products to a range of energy sectors, stated that the fabrication of the suction anchors will take place at their Scottish facility at Nigg Energy Park, starting in Q1 2016 with delivery in Q1 2017.

Statoil's Hywind project will see the installation of a 30 MW wind turbine farm on floating structures at Buchan Deep, 25 km offshore Peterhead. With the aim to harness the natural Scottish wind resources to provide renewable energy to the mainland, the wind farm will power around 20,000 households. Production start is expected in late 2017.

For more information about the Scottish Hywind project please follow the links provided.

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